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North Polar Dunes

NASA's Mars Global Surveyor shows low-albedo sand dunes in the north polar region of Mars.
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Credits: NASA/JPL/Malin Space Science Systems
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Description

10 April 2005
This Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) image shows low-albedo sand dunes in the north polar region. The slip faces on the dunes face toward the lower left, indicating that the dominant winds in this region blow or blew from the upper right.

Location near: 82.4°N, 46.5°W
Image width: ~3 km (~1.9 mi)
Illumination from: lower left
Season: Northern Summer