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

Defrosting Sand Dunes
Mars' north polar region is surrounded by a large sea of dark sand dunes that are covered seasonally by carbon dioxide frost.

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