Planet Mars: The Things that Blow Away | NASA Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter
This part of the observation gives us a view of linear dunes in northwest Argyre Planitia that appear thin as they have followed the direction of the Martian wind. This image was requested for change detection. The movement of the dunes is very slow, but inexorable. You can also see numerous meters-sized boulders throughout the scene. (This image is the center swath of the full observation using the red-green-blue filter.)
This is a non-narrated clip with ambient sound. Image is less than 1 km (under 1 mi) across and the spacecraft altitude was 254 km (158 mi).
Local Mars time: 15:49
Latitude (centered): -46.900°
Longitude (East): 305.738°
The University of Arizona, Tucson, operates the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) instrument, which was built by Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp., Boulder, Colorado.
NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, a division of Caltech in Pasadena, California, manages the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Project for NASA's Science Mission Directorate, Washington.
“For 17 years, MRO has been revealing Mars to us as no one had seen it before,” said the mission’s project scientist, Rich Zurek of JPL.
Video Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/UArizona
Capture Date: May 14, 2022
Duration: 3 minute, 26 seconds
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