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Becquerel Dunes and Layers

NASA's Mars Global Surveyor shows dark dunes and light-toned sedimentary rock on the floor of Becquerel Crater on Mars.
PIA07495
Credits: NASA/JPL/Malin Space Science Systems
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24 March 2005
This Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) image shows dark dunes and light-toned sedimentary rock on the floor of Becquerel Crater.

Location near: 21.4°N, 8.3°W
Image width: ~3 km (~1.9 mi)
Illumination from: lower left
Season: Northern Summer