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Friday, May 7, 2010
Star Dunes on Mars
Star Dunes on Mars
Not the title of some strange techno-pop hit, this is the subject of some striking new pictures taken from Mars orbit. New pictures from HIRISE show a star dune field in a Martian crater:
Link to the full-size image, map-projected
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