Richardson Crater Dunes

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Image Credit: NASA/JPL/ASU

About this image

The dunes in Richardson crater, located at 72 degrees south latitude, are still covered in frost. The small dark spots are where the sun is beginning to remove the ice and reveal the darker dune materials below.

Please see the THEMIS Data Citation Note for details on crediting THEMIS images. 

Context

Image ID: 
V39979011 (View data in Mars Image Explorer)
-72.2115
181.089
39979
2010-12-19 03:46
Fri, 2011-02-11
VIS
1024 pixels (17 km)
3648 pixels (62 km)
0.017115 km/pixel
0.017239 km/pixel

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