Polar Dunes
Image Credit: NASA/JPL/ASU
About this image
The dunes in this polar crater are starting to darken as the sun warms the surface and the frost sublimates (becomes gas).
Please see the THEMIS Data Citation Note for details on crediting THEMIS images.
Context
Image ID:
V28342004 (View data in Mars Image Explorer)
79.2162
61.0619
28342
2008-05-04 16:39
Mon, 2008-06-23
VIS
1024 pixels (20 km)
3648 pixels (71 km)
0.019707 km/pixel
0.01985 km/pixel
