PIA06813: Bunge Dunes
NASA's Mars Global Surveyor shows low albedo (dark), windblown sand dunes on the floor of Bunge 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:  825 x 3036 pixels (w x h) 
 Produced By:  Malin Space Science Systems 
 Producer ID:  MOC2-825  
 Full-Res TIFF:  PIA06813.tif (2.496 MB)
 Full-Res JPEG:  PIA06813.jpg (376.4 kB)  

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Original Caption Released with Image:

21 August 2004
This Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) image shows low albedo (dark), windblown sand dunes on the floor of Bunge Crater, located near 33.8°S, 48.9°W. The image covers an area about 3 km (1.9 mi) across. Sunlight illuminates the scene from the upper left.

Image Credit:
NASA/JPL/Malin Space Science Systems

Image Addition Date:
2004-08-21