PIA07297: North Polar Dunes
NASA's Mars Global Surveyor shows dark, windblown sand dunes in the north polar region of Mars in December 2004.
 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 1097 pixels (w x h) 
 Produced By:  Malin Space Science Systems 
 Producer ID:  MOC2-979  
 Full-Res TIFF:  PIA07297.tif (738.2 kB)
 Full-Res JPEG:  PIA07297.jpg (157.8 kB)  

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Original Caption Released with Image:

This Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) image shows dark, windblown sand dunes in the north polar region of Mars. The scene, obtained in December 2004, is located near 85.2°N, 169.1°W. The image covers an area about 3 km (1.9 mi) wide and is illuminated by sunlight from the upper right.

Image Credit:
NASA/JPL/Malin Space Science Systems

Image Addition Date:
2005-01-22