Noachis Terra Dunes - IR

This IR image from NASA 2001 Mars Odyssey spacecraft shows a dune field on the floor of an unnamed crater in Noachis Terra. The bright tone indicates the dunes are warmer than most of the material surrounding them.

This IR image from NASA 2001 Mars Odyssey spacecraft shows a dune field on the floor of an unnamed crater in Noachis Terra. The bright tone indicates the dunes are warmer than most of the material surrounding them. Latitude: -52.0045 Longitude: 33.3379 Instrument: IR Captured: 2015-01-29 09:19 http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA19233