I happened to notice this image somewhere in the last couple of days. It's from the plugging-along-intrepidly Mars Curiosity rover. And it recently encountered a field of "megaripples" on the slopes of Mount Sharp. So I went to the Curiosity Web site and found the article about the encounter.
Here's the update: March to the Megaripples
And the accompanying picture:
While looking around, I found this fantastic panorama, which includes the Bagnold Dunes area.
More info on that: Curiosity's Bagnold Dunes campaign
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