Odyssey image
Vital Statistics
Location:
-72.7N, 142.8E
Released:
2009-07-01
Image Size:
31.6 x 183.6 km, 320 x 1808 px
Resolution: 99m Instrument: IR
Medium-size image for 20090701a
Image Credit: NASA/JPL/ASU
 
Image Context:
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Wide context image for 20090701a
Context image credit: NASA/JPL/MOLA
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A large sand sheet with surface dune forms is located on the floor of this crater near the south pole. The polar cap rests against the southern part of the sand sheet. The dune appears bright in this daytime IR image, as the sand is warmer than the nearby polar ice.
 
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