PIA07306: Intracrater Dunes
NASA's Mars Global Surveyor shows a portion of a field of dark sand dunes on the floor of an unnamed crater in western Arabia Terra on Mars. Dominant winds are responsible for the movement of sand.
 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:  836 x 1230 pixels (w x h) 
 Produced By:  Malin Space Science Systems 
 Producer ID:  MOC2-984  
 Full-Res TIFF:  PIA07306.tif (1 MB)
 Full-Res JPEG:  PIA07306.jpg (121 kB)  

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Original Caption Released with Image:

27 January 2004
This Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) image shows a portion of a field of dark sand dunes on the floor of an unnamed crater in western Arabia Terra near 7.3°N, 353.4°W. The dominant winds responsible for the movement of sand through this system blows almost directly north to south (top to bottom). The image covers an area about 3 km (1.9 mi) wide, and is illuminated by sunlight from the upper left.

Image Credit:
NASA/JPL/Malin Space Science Systems

Image Addition Date:
2005-01-27