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NASA Planetary Photo Journal Collection
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NASA Planetary Photo Journal Collection
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Title:
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Windblown Sand in West Candor
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Windblown Sand in West Candor
Title
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Original Caption Released with Image:
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23 December 2003
West Candor Chasma, a part of the vast Valles Marineris trough system, is known for its layered sedimentary rock outcrops. It is less known for dark fields of windblown sand, but that is what occurs in the north-central part of the chasm. This Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) image, obtained in December 2003, shows the interplay of dark, wind-blown sand with buttes and mesas of layered rock in west Candor Chasma. Dark streamers of sand point toward the east/southeast (right/lower right), indicating that dominant winds blow from the west. This picture is located near 5.2°S, 75.7°W, and covers an area 3 km (1.9 mi) wide. Sunlight illuminates the scene from the lower left.
Original_Caption_Rel eased_with_Image
23 December 2003
West Candor Chasma, a part of the vast Valles Marineris trough system, is known for its layered sedimentary rock outcrops. It is less known for dark fields of windblown sand, but that is what occurs in the north-central part of the chasm. This Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) image, obtained in December 2003, shows the interplay of dark, wind-blown sand with buttes and mesas of layered rock in west Candor Chasma. Dark streamers of sand point toward the east/southeast (right/lower right), indicating that dominant winds blow from the west. This picture is located near 5.2°S, 75.7°W, and covers an area 3 km (1.9 mi) wide. Sunlight illuminates the scene from the lower left.
Original Caption Released with Image
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Image Credit:
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NASA/JPL/Malin Space Science Systems
Image_Credit
NASA/JPL/Malin Space Science Systems
Image Credit
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Produced By:
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Malin Space Science Systems
Produced_By
Malin Space Science Systems
Produced By
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Mission:
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Mars Global Surveyor (MGS)
Mission
Mars Global Surveyor (MGS)
Mission
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Spacecraft:
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Mars Global Surveyor Orbiter
Spacecraft
Mars Global Surveyor Orbiter
Spacecraft
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Target Name:
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Mars
Target_Name
Mars
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Is a satellite of:
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Sol (our sun)
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Sol (our sun)
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Instrument:
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Mars Orbiter Camera
Instrument
Mars Orbiter Camera
Instrument
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Product Size:
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836 samples x 1254 lines
Product_Size
836 samples x 1254 lines
Product Size
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Producer ID:
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MOC2-583
Producer_ID
MOC2-583
Producer ID
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Sun
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Sun
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facet_what:
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Mars
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Mars
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facet_what:
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Surveyor
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Surveyor
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Mars Global Surveyor Orbiter (MGS)
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Mars Global Surveyor Orbiter (MGS)
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facet_what:
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Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC)
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Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC)
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facet_where:
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Mars
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Mars
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Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
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Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
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Candor Chasm, Mars
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Candor Chasm, Mars
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facet_when:
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December 2003
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December 2003
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facet_when:
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23 December 2003
facet_when
23 December 2003
facet_when
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facet_when_year:
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2003
facet_when_year
2003
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Image #:
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PIA05014
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UID:
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SPD-PHOTJ-PIA05014
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SPD-PHOTJ-PIA05014
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