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Richardson Dunes

NASA's Mars Global Surveyor shows a summertime view of sand dunes in Richardson Crater in the Mare Chromium region of the martian southern hemisphere.
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Credits: NASA/JPL/Malin Space Science Systems
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25 December 2005
This Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) image shows a summertime view of sand dunes in Richardson Crater in the Mare Chromium region of the martian southern hemisphere.

Location near: 72.4°S, 179.7°W
Image width: ~3 km (~1.9 mi)
Illumination from: upper left
Season: Southern Summer