Stunning Sand Dunes On Mars, Captured By NASA
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Winds on Mars create incredible sand dunes that have been captured by NASA on the Red Planet.
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The camera aboard NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter captured these sand ripples in 2009.
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These wind-sculpted ripples, roughly 10 feet apart, are a type not seen on Earth and are distinct to Mars.
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NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter captures sand dunes that seem to climb and descend, burying and exhuming the surface.
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Wind-carved features called "yardangs" cast sharp and dark shadows in Mars' thin atmosphere.
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These long sand ridges are shaped by the constant martian wind and can stand up to 18 feet tall.
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This picture shows the Martian summer with small patches of ice on the surface.
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The crescent-shaped sand dunes are found in the North Pole of Mars.
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Sand dunes shaped like blue-black flames are seen in Martian crater. Areas in bluish tints have fine sand at and red tints indicate harder rocks.
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