PIA04539: Ridges and Sand Dunes
Ridges and Sand Dunes
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: 540 x 810 pixels (width x height)
Produced By: Malin Space Science Systems
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Original Caption Released with Image:
MGS MOC Release No. MOC2-369, 23 May 2003

Dark, windblown sand dunes have over-ridden a suite of low, somewhat rectilinear ridges on the floor of an impact crater near 36.5°S, 219.0° W, in this Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) image acquired in May 2003. The dune field is located in Terra Cimmeria. The image is 1.2 km (3/4 mile) wide; sunlight illuminates the scene from the upper left.

Image Credit:
NASA/JPL/Malin Space Science Systems

Image Addition Date:
2003-05-27