Must see: Northern latitudes on Mars

Started by littlerocketstudios, January 14, 2010, 04:52:26 AM

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littlerocketstudios



There is a vast region of sand dunes at high northern latitudes on Mars. In the winter, a layer of carbon dioxide ice covers the dunes, and in the spring as the sun warms the ice it evaporates. This is a very active process, and sand dislodged from the crests of the dunes cascades down, forming dark streaks.

info on page:

http://hirise.lpl.arizona.edu/PSP_007962_2635


inkydigit

like some wierd microscopic photograph of a bacteria or something...cheers!

Kadri

Thanks , Littlerocketstudios .
In a way i don't want to go to the Hirise site .
Every time i open it i tend to download GB's of images . It has a negative effect on my HD's  ;D

Kadri.