
Multiple dune fields surround the north polar cap. This image from NASA 2001 Mars Odyssey spacecraft shows an unnamed region of dunes located between Olympia Undae and Abalos Undae. This image was acquired during northern summer, when all the frost has sublimated revealing the dune sand. Orbit Number: 63794 Latitude: 79.7079 Longitude: 245.861 Instrument: VIS Captured: 2016-05-01 15:02 http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA20774
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NASA ID
PIA20774
Date Created
July 6, 2016
Center
JPL
Media Type
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