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North Polar Dunes (Natural Colors; credits for the additional process. and color.: Dr Paolo C. Fienga - Lunexit Team)
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Caption NASA originale:"This MGS-MOC image shows dunes in the Martian North Polar Region. The dunes are composed of dark, coarse (--> ruvido, di tessitura grossolana) sand. The white areas around the dunes are the last remaining areas of seasonal CO2 frost cover.
The solid CO2 accumulates during the Autumn and Winter and sublimes (goes from solid to gas) away in the Spring.
This image was taken near the end of the Northern Spring".
Location near: 78,0° North; 244,5° West
Image width: ~3 Km (~1,9 mi)
Illumination from: lower left
Season: Northern Spring
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