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Location:
-70.0N, 152.7E
Released:
2009-06-17
Image Size:
30.8 x 182.8 km, 320 x 1808 px
Resolution: 96m Instrument: IR
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Image Credit: NASA/JPL/ASU
 
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Context image credit: NASA/JPL/MOLA
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Many craters around the south polar cap contain dune fields on their floors. This is one example of such a crater. This image was taken with the THEMIS infrared camera and shows the warm daytime temperature of the dunes compared to the surrounding materials.
 
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THEMIS Image of the Day: Southern Crater Dunes