This is a re-image of an observation we acquired in 2016 to measure dune mobility. This is a remarkable and rare example of ice-dune interaction, which can be seen as a modern analogue of the burial of the wind-driven, ice-rich sedimentary deposit under the North Polar layered deposits of Mars.

ID: ESP_077242_2615
date: 18 January 2023
altitude: 319 km

https://uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_077242_2615
NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Arizona
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