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PIA08703: Archangel's Dunes
This MOC image shows dark sand dunes in Arkhangelsky Crater. The steepest slopes on these dunes, their slip faces, point toward the northeast (upper right), indicating formative winds from the southwest
Target Name: Mars
Is a satellite of: Sol (our sun)
Mission: Mars Global Surveyor (MGS)
Spacecraft: Mars Global Surveyor Orbiter
Instrument: Mars Orbiter Camera
Product Size: 1024 samples x 1764 lines
Produced By: Malin Space Science Systems
Producer ID: MOC2-1564
Full-Res TIFF: PIA08703.tif (1.808 MB)
Full-Res JPEG: PIA08703.jpg (270.2 kB)

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Original Caption Released with Image:

24 August 2006
This Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) image shows dark sand dunes in Arkhangelsky Crater, named for A. D. Arkhangelsky (1879-1940), an influential, early Russian geologist. The steepest slopes on these dunes, their slip faces, point toward the northeast (upper right), indicating formative winds from the southwest.

Location near: 41.3°S, 25.0°W
Image width: ~3 km (~1.9 mi)
Illumination from: upper left
Season: Southern Autumn


Image Credit:
NASA/JPL/Malin Space Science Systems

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