PIA04584: Large, Bright Wind Ripples
NASA's Mars Global Surveyor shows large, relatively bright ripples of windblown sediment in the Sinus Sabaeus region south of Schiaparelli Basin 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:  540 x 810 pixels (w x h) 
 Produced By:  Malin Space Science Systems 
 Full-Res TIFF:  PIA04584.tif (438.1 kB)
 Full-Res JPEG:  PIA04584.jpg (91.3 kB)  

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Original Caption Released with Image:

MGS MOC Release No. MOC2-397, 20 June 2003

This Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) image shows large, relatively bright ripples of windblown sediment in the Sinus Sabaeus region south of Schiaparelli Basin. The surrounding substrate is thickly mantled by very dark material, possibly windblown silt that settled out of the atmosphere. The picture is located near 7.1°S, 343.7°W. Sunlight illuminates the scene from the left.

Image Credit:
NASA/JPL/Malin Space Science Systems

Image Addition Date:
2003-06-20