PIA08008: Noachis Dunes
This image from NASA's Mars Global Surveyor shows dark sand dunes and relatively small, light-toned, windblown ripples on the floor of a crater in central Noachis Terra.
 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:  1024 x 1664 pixels (w x h) 
 Produced By:  Malin Space Science Systems 
 Producer ID:  MOC2-1409  
 Full-Res TIFF:  PIA08008.tif (1.706 MB)
 Full-Res JPEG:  PIA08008.jpg (163 kB)  

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Original Caption Released with Image:

22 March 2006
This Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) image shows dark sand dunes and relatively small, light-toned, windblown ripples on the floor of a crater in central Noachis Terra.

Location near: 50.0°S, 353.7°W
Image width: ~3 km (~1.9 mi)
Illumination from: upper left
Season: Southern Autumn

Image Credit:
NASA/JPL/Malin Space Science Systems

Image Addition Date:
2006-03-22