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Collection:
NASA Mars Collecton
Description:
Wirtz Crater Dune Field
MGS MOC Release No. MOC2-330, 04 April 2003

This picture of sand dunes in Wirtz Crater was obtained by the Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) in early October 2002. The shape of the dunes indicates that wind has been transporting the sand from the southwest toward the northeast (lower left toward upper right). The picture covers an area about 3 km (1.9 mi) wide and is located near 48.6°S, 25.5°W. Sunlight illuminates the scene from the upper left.

Images Credit: NASA/JPL/Malin Space Science Systems
Caption by: K. S. Edgett and M. C. Malin, MSSS
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Sand Dunes
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Mars
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Surveyor
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Crater
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Mars Global Surveyor Orbiter (MGS)
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Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC)
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Mars
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Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
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October 2002
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04 April 2003
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2003
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2002
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