PIA02068: North Polar Sand Dunes
NASA's Mars Global Surveyor shows dunes composed of low albedo (dark) sand grains encircle the north polar cap of Mars. This view was taken during the northern summer in May 1999.
 Target Name:  Mars
 Is a satellite of:  Sol (our sun)
 Mission:  Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) 
 Spacecraft:  Mars Global Surveyor Orbiter
 Instrument:  Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) 
 Product Size:  1024 x 1375 pixels (w x h) 
 Produced By:  Malin Space Science Systems 
 Producer ID:  MOC2-145  
 Addition Date:  2000-06-02 
 Primary Data Set:  MGS EDRs 
 Full-Res TIFF:  PIA02068.tif (1.305 MB)
 Full-Res JPEG:  PIA02068.jpg (284.4 kB)  

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Original Caption Released with Image:

Dunes composed of low albedo (dark) sand grains encircle the north polar cap of Mars. This view was taken during the northern summer in May 1999.

Image Credit:
NASA/JPL/MSSS

Image Addition Date:
2000-06-02