Rabe Crater

Scaled Image

Image Credit: NASA/JPL/ASU

About this image

This daytime infrared image of Rabe Crater illustrates the warming effect of the sun on sand. The extensive sand sheet and dunes of Rabe crater appear bright in the infrared indicating they are warmer than the surrounding floor and plains materials.

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Context

Image ID: 
I33308002 (View data in Mars Image Explorer)
-43.8937
34.4022
33308
2009-06-17 13:59
Fri, 2009-07-10
IR
320 pixels (35 km)
1808 pixels (183 km)
0.101547 km/pixel
0.110363 km/pixel

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