
The HiRISE camera on NASA Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter snapped this series of pictures of sand dunes in the north polar region of Mars. Each panel shows ice cracks releasing dark sand as spring progresses.
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NASA ID
PIA16715
Date Created
January 24, 2013
Center
JPL
Media Type
image
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