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Lohse Crater Dunes

NASA's Mars Global Surveyor shows windblown sand dunes in Lohse Crater in Noachis Terra on Mars.
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Credits: NASA/JPL/Malin Space Science Systems
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8 January 2004
This Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) image shows windblown sand dunes in Lohse Crater in Noachis Terra near 43.8°S, 16.8°W. The winds responsible for these dunes blew largely from the lower left (southwest) toward the upper right (northeast). The picture covers an area about 3 km (1.9 mi) across, and is illuminated by sunlight from the upper left.