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Isidis Planitia

NASA's Mars Global Surveyor shows a cratered surface in Isidis Planitia, a martian lowland. Light-toned squiggles in this August 2005 image are large windblown ripples.
PIA03087
Credits: NASA/JPL/Malin Space Science Systems
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3 November 2005
This Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) image shows a cratered surface in Isidis Planitia, a martian lowland. Light-toned "squiggles" in this August 2005 image are large windblown ripples.

Location near: 10.6°N, 275.2°W
Image width: width: ~3 km (~1.9 mi)
Illumination from: lower left
Season: Northern Autumn