Dunes and Debris

Image Credit: NASA/JPL/ASU

About this image

This VIS image shows part of the northern wall of Melas Chasma. Landslide debris has fallen from the wall and spread out on the floor of the chasma. Dunes have formed along the base of the wall and partway up the slope.

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Context

Image ID:

V31790001 (View data in Mars Image Explorer)

Latitude: -10.3771

Longitude: 290.138

Orbit Number: 31790

Captured: 2009-02-12 13:47

Posted to Web: Fri, 2009-03-13

Instrument: VIS

Image Width: 1024 pixels (18 km)

Image Height: 3648 pixels (63 km)

Vertical Resolution: 0.017542 km/pixel

Horizontal Resolution: 0.01767 km/pixel

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