Dunes & Swirls

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Image Credit: NASA/JPL/ASU

About this image

This unnamed northern crater contains several dune fields. Within the central peak region (left side of image) there is material with a swirled surface pattern/texture. This type of texture indicates that volatiles may exist within the material.

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Context

Image ID: 
V12518004 (View data in Mars Image Explorer)
41.8243
44.764
12518
2004-10-09 19:55
Wed, 2007-02-07
VIS
512 pixels (19 km)
1824 pixels (69 km)
0.037857 km/pixel
0.038342 km/pixel

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