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Russell Dune Gullies

NASA's Mars Global Surveyor shows gullies on a large slip face in the Russell Crater dune field on Mars covered with seasonal frost.
PIA07937
Credits: NASA/JPL/Malin Space Science Systems
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Description

8 May 2005
This Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) image shows gullies on a large slip face in the Russell Crater dune field. When the image was acquired, the dunes were still covered with seasonal frost.

Location near: 54.7°S, 347.0°W
Image width: ~3 km (~1.9 mi)
Illumination from: upper left
Season: Southern Winter