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wind erosion
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wind erosion
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Examining Images of Aureum Chaos for Change
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The primary source of erosion on Mars today is the wind. Scientists try to learn more about the wind and the changes it makes to the surfa...
Mars Photo of the Day - May 16 2012
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Today's Image of Mars shows a potential landing site for future missions to Mars west of Aeolis Planum, as imaged by HiRISE . Within ...
Mars Photo of the Day - Apr 19 2012
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Today's Image of Mars is a reminder that features on Mars are constantly changing due to wind erosion . The image from May 2010 shows ...
Mars Photo of the Day - Jan 31 2012
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Today's Image of Mars shows dunes and sand ripples of varying sizes within an impact crater in Noachis Terra . These dunes are a perf...
Mars Photo of the Day - Jan 11 2012
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Today's Image of Mars shows the Martian equivalent of terrestrial barchan dunes, which are usually crescent shaped and formed by winds...
Mars Photo of the Day - Dec 21 2011
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Today's Image of Mars shows part of a dune field found within Proctor Crater . Proctor Crater is approximately 150km in diameter and ...
Mars Photo of the Day - Dec 17 2011
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Today's Image of Mars shows a partially exhumed crater in Evros Vallis . What exactly is an 'exhumed' crater? An exh...
Mars Photo of the Day - Nov 25 2011
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Today's Image of Mars is of crescent shaped depressions on the surface created by strong winds. The Earth equivalent are called blo...
Mars Photo of the Day - Nov 10 2011
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Today's Image of Mars is of gullies and lobate material in a crater in the Noreidum Montes . The area surrounding the impact site is ...
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