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Dunes and Wind Streaks

NASA's Mars Global Surveyor shows small, dark, north polar sand dunes and attendant wind streaks on Mars.
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Credits: NASA/JPL/Malin Space Science Systems
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12 June 2004
This Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) image shows small, dark, north polar sand dunes and attendant wind streaks located near 76.7°N, 317.6°W. The dominant winds responsible for these features blow from the southwest (lower left). The image covers an area about 3 km (1.9 mi) across. The scene is illuminated by sunlight from the lower left.