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Frost on Dunes

March 18, 2005
NASA's Mars Global Surveyor shows dark dunes on a crater floor on Mars during the southern spring. Some of the dunes have frost on their south-facing slopes.

18 March 2005
This Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) image shows dark dunes on a crater floor during the southern spring. Some of the dunes have frost on their south-facing slopes.

Location near: 52.3°S, 326.7°W
Image width: ~3 km (~1.9 mi)
Illumination from: upper left
Season: Southern Spring

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