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PIA07351: Dunes in Noachis
 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 2462 pixels (w x h)
 Produced By:  Malin Space Science Systems
 Producer ID:  MOC2-998
 Full-Res TIFF:  PIA07351.tif (1.565 MB)
 Full-Res JPEG:  PIA07351.jpg (259.9 kB)

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Original Caption Released with Image:

10 February 2005
This Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) image shows low albedo sand dunes on the floor of a crater in southern Noachis Terra.

Location near: 52.5°S, 336.9°W
Image width: ~~3.0 km (~1.9 mi)
Illumination from: upper left
Season: Southern Autumn

Image Credit:
NASA/JPL/Malin Space Science Systems

Image Addition Date:
2005-02-08