This area is potentially useful for monitoring the wind-generated processes of Hershel Crater. This gorgeous dune field is near the center of the image target. HiRISE images have demonstrated that the dunes are not stationary, but have moved over time, so multiple images help to track those changes over time. The crater is jointly named after the 17th/18th century father and son astronomers William Herschel and John Herschel.

ID: ESP_077062_1660
date: 3 January 2023
altitude: 257 km

https://uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_077062_1660
NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Arizona
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