PIA05952: Martian Dunes
 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:  831 x 1247 pixels (w x h)
 Produced By:  Malin Space Science Systems
 Producer ID:  MOC2-857
 Full-Res TIFF:  PIA05952.tif (1.01 MB)
 Full-Res JPEG:  PIA05952.jpg (181.6 kB)

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Original Caption Released with Image:

22 September 2004
This Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) image shows dark, windblown sand dunes in a south mid-latitude crater near 49.5°S, 352.9°W. The elongated portions of these dunes indicate that, for some period of time during their development, there were two dominant wind directions involved. The most dominant of these winds blew from the south-southeast (lower right), as indicated by the presence of the steepest dune slopes on their northwest (facing upper left) sides. This image covers an area approximately 3 km (1.9 mi) across and is illuminated by sunlight from the upper left.

Image Credit:
NASA/JPL/Malin Space Science Systems

Image Addition Date:
2004-09-22