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Bamburg Dunes

NASA's Mars Global Surveyor shows dark, windblown dunes on the floor of Bamburg Crater, located in the Cydonia region of Mars.
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Credits: NASA/JPL/Malin Space Science Systems
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1 September 2004
This Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) image shows dark, windblown dunes on the floor of Bamburg Crater, located in the Cydonia region near 39.7°N, 3.2°W. The winds responsible for these dunes flow generally from north to south. The image covers an area about 3 km (1.9 mi) across; sunlight illuminates the scene from the lower left.