Matara Crater Dunes

Image Credit: NASA/JPL/ASU

About this image

Today's VIS image shows part of Noachis Terra. The dark sand sheet at the upper left in the image is located on the floor of Matara Crater. The surface of the large, steep sided sand sheet has been sculpted by the wind, creating dune forms. Matara Crater is located in Noachis Terra and is 48km (30 miles) in diameter.

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Context

Latitude: -49.3223

Longitude: 34.0918

Orbit Number: 99796

Captured: 2024-06-13 11:12

Posted to Web: Mon, 2024-08-19

Instrument: VIS

Image Width: 256 pixels (17 km)

Image Height: 3792 pixels (259 km)

Vertical Resolution: 0.068393 km/pixel

Horizontal Resolution: 0.0692562 km/pixel

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