Dunes in a Crater Floor

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Image Credit: NASA/JPL/ASU

About this image

This image shows the floor of a crater just north of the Argyre basin in the southern hemisphere. Dark dunes have been pushed up against the northeastern interior rim of the crater, indicating that the prevailing winds blow from the southwest.

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Context

Image ID: 
V06593002 (View data in Mars Image Explorer)
-35.7102
324.117
6593
2003-06-09 23:29
Wed, 2003-08-06
VIS
1024 pixels (17 km)
3648 pixels (62 km)
0.017171 km/pixel
0.017296 km/pixel

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