PIA05259: Dune and Dust Devil Tracks
NASA's Mars Global Surveyor shows a dark sand dune patch that occurs on the floor of a southern hemisphere crater on Mars. Passing dust devils have disrupted the fine, bright dust that coats the surrounding terrain, leaving wildly-varied streak patterns.
 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:  833 x 1250 pixels (w x h) 
 Produced By:  Malin Space Science Systems 
 Producer ID:  MOC2-622  
 Full-Res TIFF:  PIA05259.tif (1.019 MB)
 Full-Res JPEG:  PIA05259.jpg (133.4 kB)  

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Original Caption Released with Image:

31 January 2004
This Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) image shows a dark sand dune patch that occurs on the floor of a southern hemisphere crater near 64.1°S, 197.2°W. Passing dust devils have disrupted the fine, bright dust that coats the surrounding terrain, leaving wildly-varied streak patterns. Dark dots to the left (west) of the dune are boulders. The picture covers an area 3 km (1.9 mi) wide; sunlight illuminates the scene from the upper left.

Image Credit:
NASA/JPL/Malin Space Science Systems

Image Addition Date:
2004-01-31