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Sand Dunes in Noachis

NASA's Mars Global Surveyor shows dark sand dunes on the floor of a crater in Noachis Terra on Mars.
PIA05998
Credits: NASA/JPL/Malin Space Science Systems
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28 May 2004
This Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) image shows dark sand dunes on the floor of a crater in Noachis Terra. The picture was acquired in early southern autumn in March 2004; it is located near 52.4°S, 336.9°W. The image covers an area about 3 km (1.9 mi) across; sunlight illuminates the scene from the upper left.