PIA07935: Stokes Crater Dunes
NASA's Mars Global Surveyor shows dark-toned sand dunes on the floor of Stokes Crater, located on the martian northern plains.
 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:  512 x 773 pixels (w x h) 
 Produced By:  Malin Space Science Systems 
 Producer ID:  MOC2-1083  
 Full-Res TIFF:  PIA07935.tif (396.4 kB)
 Full-Res JPEG:  PIA07935.jpg (63.23 kB)  

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Original Caption Released with Image:

6 May 2005
This Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) image shows dark-toned sand dunes on the floor of Stokes Crater, located on the martian northern plains. The steepest slopes on the dunes indicate the direction of sand transport; the winds responsible for these dunes generally blow from the north/northeast (top/upper right).

Location near: 55.9°N, 188.6°W
Image width: ~3 km (~1.9 mi)
Illumination from: lower left
Season: Northern Summer

Image Credit:
NASA/JPL/Malin Space Science Systems

Image Addition Date:
2005-05-06