Rabe Crater

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)

Latitude: -43.8937

Longitude: 34.4022

Orbit Number: 33308

Captured: 2009-06-17 13:59

Posted to Web: Fri, 2009-07-10

Instrument: IR

Image Width: 320 pixels (35 km)

Image Height: 1808 pixels (183 km)

Vertical Resolution: 0.101547 km/pixel

Horizontal Resolution: 0.110363 km/pixel

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