PIA03261: Richardson Dunes
NASA's Mars Global Surveyor shows a summertime view of sand dunes in Richardson Crater in the Mare Chromium region of the martian southern hemisphere.
 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:  672 x 1550 pixels (w x h) 
 Produced By:  Malin Space Science Systems 
 Producer ID:  MOC2-1322  
 Full-Res TIFF:  PIA03261.tif (1.043 MB)
 Full-Res JPEG:  PIA03261.jpg (130 kB)  

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Original Caption Released with Image:

25 December 2005
This Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) image shows a summertime view of sand dunes in Richardson Crater in the Mare Chromium region of the martian southern hemisphere.

Location near: 72.4°S, 179.7°W
Image width: ~3 km (~1.9 mi)
Illumination from: upper left
Season: Southern Summer

Image Credit:
NASA/JPL/Malin Space Science Systems

Image Addition Date:
2005-12-25