PIA03099: Herschel's Dunes
NASA's Mars Global Surveyor shows dark, windblown sand dunes in Herschel Crater on Mars.
 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 1666 pixels (w x h) 
 Produced By:  Malin Space Science Systems 
 Producer ID:  MOC2-1277  
 Full-Res TIFF:  PIA03099.tif (1.394 MB)
 Full-Res JPEG:  PIA03099.jpg (150.3 kB)  

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Original Caption Released with Image:

10 November 2005
This Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) image shows dark, windblown sand dunes in Herschel Crater. The winds responsible for these dunes came from the northeast (upper right).

Location near: 15.6°S, 228.6°W
Image width: width: ~3 km (~1.9 mi)
Illumination from: lower left
Season: Southern Spring

Image Credit:
NASA/JPL/Malin Space Science Systems

Image Addition Date:
2005-11-10