Southern Crater Dunes

Many craters around the south polar cap contain dune fields on their floors. This is one example of such a crater. This image was taken with the 2001 Mars Odyssey THEMIS infrared camera and shows the warm daytime temperature of the dunes.

Many craters around the south polar cap contain dune fields on their floors. This is one example of such a crater. This image was taken with the 2001 Mars Odyssey THEMIS infrared camera and shows the warm daytime temperature of the dunes.