- Original Caption Released with Image:
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This Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) image shows
several small, dark sand dunes and a small crater (about 1 kilometer in
diameter) within a much larger crater (not visible in this image). The
floor of the larger crater is rough and has been eroded with time. The
floor of the smaller crater contains windblown ripples. The steep faces of
the dunes point to the east (right), indicating that the dominant winds
blew from the west (left). This scene is located near 38.5°S, 347.1°W, and
covers an area approximately 3 km (1.9 mi) wide. Sunlight illuminates the
landscape from the upper left. This southern autumn image was acquired on
1 July 2006.
- Image Credit:
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NASA/JPL/Malin Space Science Systems
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