Mid-latitude Dune Field
Caption:
22 October 2004
This Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) image shows a field of sand dunes in a crater in Noachis Terra near 49.6°S, 352.9°W. Patches of autumn frost, possibly water ice, are seen on the south/southeastern (bottom/lower right) slopes of the dunes. This image mosaics with the east side of the dune image released as
MOC Picture of the Day on 22 September 2004
. The image covers an area about 3 km (1.9 mi) wide. Sunlight illuminates the scene from the upper left.
Cataloging Keywords:
Name |
Value |
Additional Values |
Target |
Mars |
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System |
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Target Type |
Planet |
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Mission |
Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) |
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Instrument Host |
Mars Global Surveyor |
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Host Type |
Orbiter |
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Instrument |
Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) |
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Detector |
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Extra Keywords |
Crater, Dune, Grayscale, Water |
Acquisition Date |
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Release Date |
2004-10-22 |
Date in Caption |
2004-09-22 |
2004-10-22 |
Image Credit |
NASA/JPL/Malin Space Science Systems |
Source |
photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA06963 |
Identifier |
PIA06963 |