PIA06812: Rabe Dunes
NASA's Mars Global Surveyor shows dark sand dunes and layered rock outcrops in Rabe Crater 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:  672 x 1900 pixels (w x h) 
 Produced By:  Malin Space Science Systems 
 Producer ID:  MOC2-824  
 Full-Res TIFF:  PIA06812.tif (1.278 MB)
 Full-Res JPEG:  PIA06812.jpg (168.8 kB)  

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Original Caption Released with Image:

20 August 2004
This Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) image shows dark sand dunes and layered rock outcrops in Rabe Crater, located near 43.8°S, 325.1°W. The image covers an area about 3 km (1.9 mi) across and sunlight illuminates the scene from the upper left.

Image Credit:
NASA/JPL/Malin Space Science Systems

Image Addition Date:
2004-08-20