PIA05748: North Polar Dunes
NASA's Mars Global Surveyor shows some of the north polar dunes as they appeared in late winter in January 2004 on Mars. At the time, the dunes were covered with frost.
 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:  512 x 1460 pixels (w x h) 
 Produced By:  Malin Space Science Systems 
 Producer ID:  MOC2-696  
 Full-Res TIFF:  PIA05748.tif (579.5 kB)
 Full-Res JPEG:  PIA05748.jpg (113.1 kB)  

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Original Caption Released with Image:

14 April 2004
The north polar cap of Mars is nearly surrounded by fields of dark sand dunes. This Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) image shows some of the north polar dunes as they appeared in late winter in January 2004. At the time, the dunes were covered with frost. The image is located near 77.8°N, 52.8°W. The image covers an area about 3 km (1.9 mi) across. Sunlight illuminates the scene from the lower left.

Image Credit:
NASA/JPL/Malin Space Science Systems

Image Addition Date:
2004-04-14