This enhanced-color image shows sand dunes trapped in an impact crater in Noachis Terra, Mars. Dunes and sand ripples of various shapes and sizes display the natural beauty created by physical processes. The area covered in the image is about six-tenths of a mile (1 kilometer) across.
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20 feb 2024 · The Noachis quadrangle covers the area from 30° to 65° south latitude and 300° to 360° west longitude (60-0 E). It lies between Argyre and Hellas, two giant ...
25 gen 2012 · Sand dunes are among the most widespread wind-formed features on Mars. Their distribution and shapes are affected by changes in wind direction ...
The dominant dune type are transverse dunes (oriented perpendicular to the prevailing wind direction), with modified barchans (crescent-shaped dunes) in the ...
13 ago 2020 · As with other craters in this region, large mounds of sand dunes are located on the crater floors. Wind directions that blow from east south ...