Galle Crater Floor

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Image Credit: NASA/JPL/ASU

About this image

The unusual texture seen in this image of Galle Crater is likely layered deposits that have been eroded. There are small dune and windstreak features in this image, indicating that winds are part of the erosive process.

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Context

Image ID: 
V57733003 (View data in Mars Image Explorer)
-51.7743
329.135
57733
2014-12-19 11:13
Thu, 2015-02-05
VIS
1024 pixels (17 km)
3648 pixels (62 km)
0.017023 km/pixel
0.017147 km/pixel

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