PIA06856: Dunes in Noachis Terra
NASA's Mars Global Surveyor shows a field of dark, windblown sand dunes in the Noachis Terra 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:  672 x 3645 pixels (w x h) 
 Produced By:  Malin Space Science Systems 
 Producer ID:  MOC2-840  
 Full-Res TIFF:  PIA06856.tif (2.452 MB)
 Full-Res JPEG:  PIA06856.jpg (370.9 kB)  

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Original Caption Released with Image:

5 September 2004
This Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) image shows a field of dark, windblown sand dunes in the Noachis Terra region near 45.2°S, 321.4°W. The image covers an area approximately 3 km (1.9 mi) across. Sunlight illuminates this scene from the upper left.

Image Credit:
NASA/JPL/Malin Space Science Systems

Image Addition Date:
2004-09-05