Odyssey image
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Location:
82.1N, 182.3E
Released:
2008-06-20
Image Size:
20.4 x 72.1 km, 1024 x 3648 px
Resolution: 20m Instrument: VIS
Medium-size image for 20080620a
Image Credit: NASA/JPL/ASU
 
Image Context:
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Wide context image for 20080620a
Context image credit: NASA/JPL/MOLA
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Spring in the northern polar region means the return of the sun. This image shows a small portion of the north polar sand sea, an immense region of sand dunes. The dunes are just starting to shed their winter frost and will darken as spring becomes summer and the dark sand is revealed.
 
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THEMIS Image of the Day: Polar Dunes