PIA07375: December's Dunes
NASA's Mars Global Surveyor shows sand dunes in the north polar region of Mars, as they appeared during northern summer 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:  836 x 2134 pixels (w x h) 
 Produced By:  Malin Space Science Systems 
 Producer ID:  MOC2-1007  
 Full-Res TIFF:  PIA07375.tif (1.689 MB)
 Full-Res JPEG:  PIA07375.jpg (299.3 kB)  

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Original Caption Released with Image:

This Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Orbiter Camera (MOC) image shows sand dunes in the north polar region of Mars, as they appeared during northern summer in December 2004.

Location near: 78.1°N, 227.2°W
Image width: ~3.0 km (~1.9 mi)
Illumination from: lower left
Season: Northern Summer

Image Credit:
NASA/JPL/Malin Space Science Systems

Image Addition Date:
2005-02-19