Frosty Dunes
Image Credit: NASA/JPL/ASU
About this image
This ridge near Pityusa Patera has collected sand along one side. During winter the dunes are covered with frost. As spring begins the dunes defrost and exhibit this spotty surface.
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Context
Image ID:
V22989006 (View data in Mars Image Explorer)
-66.2801
39.3534
22989
2007-02-18 21:21
Thu, 2007-04-19
VIS
1024 pixels (17 km)
3648 pixels (62 km)
0.017216 km/pixel
0.017341 km/pixel
