GulliesOnMatara (IMAGE)

Utrecht University

GulliesOnMatara

Caption

Mars dune with gullies in the Matara crater. The erratic course is probably due to disturbances such as wind ridges in the sand bed, sending the blocks in a different direction each time. Pits at the bottom of the slope mark the end of the process.

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Image taken by HiRISE (ESP_030528_1300_RED), NASA/JPL/University of Arizona.

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