Odyssey image
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Location:
-67.0N, 139.1E
Released:
2009-08-19
Image Size:
35.8 x 365.0 km, 320 x 3600 px
Resolution: 112m Instrument: IR
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Image Credit: NASA/JPL/ASU
 
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Context image credit: NASA/JPL/MOLA
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Sand has been trapped in several depressions in this region of Terra Cimmeria near the Thyles Rupes. The dunes are bright in the daytime infrared due to the warmer temperature of the sand compared to the surrounding materials.
 
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