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Title: Must see: Northern latitudes on Mars
Post by: littlerocketstudios on January 14, 2010, 04:52:26 AM

(http://hirise.lpl.arizona.edu/images/2009/details/cut/PSP_007962_2635_cut.jpg)

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

Title: Re: Must see: Northern latitudes on Mars
Post by: littlerocketstudios on January 14, 2010, 04:54:22 AM

And more images on this page:

http://hirise.lpl.arizona.edu/nea.php

Title: Re: Must see: Northern latitudes on Mars
Post by: inkydigit on January 14, 2010, 05:43:43 AM

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

Title: Re: Must see: Northern latitudes on Mars
Post by: Kadri on January 14, 2010, 07:10:17 AM

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.

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