PIA06845: Bamburg Dunes
NASA's Mars Global Surveyor shows dark, windblown dunes on the floor of Bamburg Crater, located in the Cydonia region of 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:  836 x 2041 pixels (w x h) 
 Produced By:  Malin Space Science Systems 
 Producer ID:  MOC2-836  
 Full-Res TIFF:  PIA06845.tif (1.109 MB)
 Full-Res JPEG:  PIA06845.jpg (149.6 kB)  

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Original Caption Released with Image:

1 September 2004
This Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) image shows dark, windblown dunes on the floor of Bamburg Crater, located in the Cydonia region near 39.7°N, 3.2°W. The winds responsible for these dunes flow generally from north to south. 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:
2004-09-01