Saturday, February 15, 2014

Dune Field in Olympia Undae


This VIS image shows a portion of the huge dune field located at the north polar cap. As spring continues to deepen, the dunes are becoming darker and darker as they lose their winter frost cover.

Orbit Number: 53424 Latitude: 81.615 Longitude: 208.313 Instrument: VIS Captured: 2013-12-29 19:50

Photo credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Arizona State University

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