Dunes are particularly suited to comprehensive planetary studies because they are abundant over a wide range of elevations and terrain types. Global scale studies of Martian dunes serves a dual purpose in furthering understanding of both climatic and sedimentary processes.

ID: ESP_016483_1360
date: 31 January 2010
altitude: 257 km

https://uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_016483_1360
NASA/JPL-Caltech/UArizona
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