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Herschel Dunes

NASA's Mars Global Surveyor shows windblown sand dunes on the southeastern floor of Herschel Crater on Mars.
PIA07502
Credits: NASA/JPL/Malin Space Science Systems
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26 March 2005
This Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) image shows windblown sand dunes on the southeastern floor of Herschel Crater.

Location near: 15.7°S, 228.9°W
Image width: ~3 km (~1.9 mi)
Illumination from: upper left
Season: Southern Winter