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HiRISE: The other Pan’s labyrinth
The other Pan’s labyrinth. These polar dunes are located near source of gypsum. Beautiful Mars series. [More at links]
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Tagged Beautiful Mars, gypsum, gypsum dunes, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, north polar sand sea, polar dunes, sand dunes, University of Arizona
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HiRISE: North polar gypsum dunes
North polar gypsum dunes. Beautiful Mars series.
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Tagged Beautiful Mars, gypsum dunes, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, north polar region, University of Arizona
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HiRISE: North polar gypsum dunes
These sand dunes are a type of aeolian bedform and partly encircle the Martian North Pole in a region called Olympia Undae. Unlike most of the sand dunes on Mars that are made of the volcanic rock basalt, these are … Continue reading
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Tagged dunes, gypsum dunes, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, north polar sand sea, Olympia Undae, University of Arizona
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HiRISE: Land of gypsum dunes
Beautiful Mars series. Land of gypsum dunes. More Beautiful Mars images.
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Tagged Beautiful Mars, dunes, gypsum dunes, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, north polar sand sea, University of Arizona, wind
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