Dunes in IR
Image Credit: NASA/JPL/ASU
About this image
Sand has been trapped in several depressions in this region of Terra Cimmeria near Thyles Rupes. The dunes are bright in the daytime infrared due to the warmer temperature of the sand compared to the surrounding materials.
Please see the THEMIS Data Citation Note for details on crediting THEMIS images.
Context
Image ID:
I33616002 (View data in Mars Image Explorer)
-67.0216
139.096
33616
2009-07-12 22:49
Wed, 2009-08-19
IR
320 pixels (35 km)
3600 pixels (364 km)
0.101377 km/pixel
0.111857 km/pixel
