Two-Color Dunes in Meridiani Terra
Why are these dunes different colors? Sand on Mars is typically dark in tone, as it commonly derived from volcanic rocks like lava flows as shown by NASA Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter.
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PIA17919
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April 9, 2014
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JPL
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