Patterns of Mars

Patterns of Mars A high resolution camera aboard NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter captures the abstract beauty of the Martian landscape
NASA / JPL / University of Arizona

Dunes
The windblown sand that extends from the craters at the upper left of this image indicates winds blowing in two different directions. The boulders on the craters' rims are approximately 1.5 meters wide.

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