PIA03264: Herschel's Dunes
NASA's Mars Global Surveyor shows low-albedo sand dunes in Herschel Crater in the Mare Cimmerium 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:  836 x 1585 pixels (w x h) 
 Produced By:  Malin Space Science Systems 
 Producer ID:  MOC2-1325  
 Full-Res TIFF:  PIA03264.tif (1.327 MB)
 Full-Res JPEG:  PIA03264.jpg (134.3 kB)  

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Original Caption Released with Image:

28 December 2005
This Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) image shows low-albedo sand dunes in Herschel Crater in the Mare Cimmerium region of the martian southern hemisphere. Winds responsible for these dunes generally blow from the north (top).

Location near: 14.5°S, 231.7°W
Image width: ~3 km (~1.9 mi)
Illumination from: lower left
Season: Southern Summer

Image Credit:
NASA/JPL/Malin Space Science Systems

Image Addition Date:
2005-12-28