Richardson Crater Dunes, Partially Defrosted
NASA/JPL-Caltech/UArizona
Richardson Crater Dunes, Partially Defrosted
PSP_004230_1080  Science Theme: Seasonal Processes
Covered by seasonal carbon dioxide frost, the dune field here in Richardson Crater has only partially defrosted, although the image was acquired late in Mars' southern spring.

Large patches of carbon dioxide frost are observed, linked in some places by channels possibly carved into the ground by the erosion of carbon dioxide gas, as blocks dry ice slide down slope and sublimate (evaporate directly from solid to gas). Numerous dust devil tracks have left their mark.


Written by: Candy Hansen  (25 July 2007)
 
Acquisition date
22 June 2007

Local Mars time
15:37

Latitude (centered)
-72.009°

Longitude (East)
179.410°

Spacecraft altitude
247.8 km (154.0 miles)

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25.0 cm/pixel (with 1 x 1 binning) so objects ~75 cm across are resolved

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25 cm/pixel

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Emission angle
7.9°

Phase angle
49.8°

Solar incidence angle
56°, with the Sun about 34° above the horizon

Solar longitude
262.2°, Northern Autumn

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North azimuth:  101°
Sub-solar azimuth:  37.2°
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