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Located at 64 degrees south latitude, the dunes in Wegener Crater are just beginning to lose their frost cover. The 'salt and pepper' appearance is bright frost and dark dune on the crater floor.

Orbit Number: 39736 Latitude: -64.2108 Longitude: 355.252 Instrument: VIS Captured: 2010-11-29 03:31

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