Half-mile wide sand dune crater on Mars


	Half-mile wide sand dune crater on Mars

EddieIsSteady

10-21-2009 4:22 PM

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10-21-2009 5:35 PM

lollipop10

Wow, so cool! Imagine if we could actually get video of an impact as it happened? Great clip Eddie. (nice clear photos, too)

10-21-2009 7:24 PM

pdanzis

Awesome photo!!!!

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<div style="margin: 12px 0px; font-family: arial; color: #333333; background: #ffffff; border: solid 4px #e5e5e5; width: 100%; clear: left;"><div class="CM_CTB_Content_Wrap" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;background-color:#ffcc66;"><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content.clipmarks.com/blog_embed/ddae4d66-ac06-4e62-b02f-9744570c9c7c/CC6FF35C-A3FC-4423-9424-0D180EB9F2D6/" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1206382/NASA-captures-vivid-shot-sand-dune-Martian-crater.html" href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1206382/NASA-captures-vivid-shot-sand-dune-Martian-crater.html" style="font-size: 11px;">www.dailymail.co.uk</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1206382/NASA-captures-vivid-shot-sand-dune-Martian-crater.html">Pictured: Stunning new image of Mars show half-mile wide crater complete with sand dunes</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1206382/NASA-captures-vivid-shot-sand-dune-Martian-crater.html"><P><FONT>It is one of the most dramatic images to ever emerge from Mars.<BR /></FONT></P><P><FONT>In fact, this extraordinary photograph is so clear that even the sand dunes at the base of the half-mile wide canyon are visible.</FONT></P><P><FONT>Experts even believe that they can see the tracks of a Mars lander on the left-hand corner of the Victoria Crater.</FONT></P><DIV class="clear"> </DIV><DIV>
<IMG width="964" height="782" class="blkBorder" alt="This image fo the Victoria Crater in the Meridiani Planum region of Mars was taken by the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) camera on NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter" src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2009/08/14/article-1206382-060D38DE000005DC-646_964x782.jpg" />
<P class="imageCaption">This image of the Victoria Crater in the Meridiani Planum region of Mars was taken by the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) camera on NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter</P></DIV></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1206382/NASA-captures-vivid-shot-sand-dune-Martian-crater.html"><DIV class="splitLeft"><IMG width="470" height="423" class="blkBorder" alt="This image fo the Victoria Crater in the Meridiani Planum region of Mars was taken by the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) camera on NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter" src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2009/08/14/article-1206382-060D38DE000005DC-673_470x423.jpg" />
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<P class="imageCaption">A Mars rover explored the Victoria between 2006 and 2008 - leaving tracks visible from space, seen left</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1206382/NASA-captures-vivid-shot-sand-dune-Martian-crater.html"><DIV class="splitLeft"><IMG width="470" height="423" class="blkBorder" alt="An earlier picture shows the crater from a further distance" src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2009/08/14/article-1206382-0139752300001005-448_470x423.jpg" />
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<IMG width="470" height="423" class="blkBorder" alt="Crater impact: The face of Mars appears smooth except for the Victoria blemish" src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2009/08/14/article-1206382-060DE5B1000005DC-925_470x423.jpg" />
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<P class="imageCaption">Crater impact: An earlier picture shows the crater from a further distance and, right, the face of Mars appears smooth except for the Victoria blemish</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1206382/NASA-captures-vivid-shot-sand-dune-Martian-crater.html"><A class="lightboxPopupLink" rel="" href="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2009/08/14/article-1206382-060DEB59000005DC-307_964x197_popup.jpg"><IMG width="964" height="197" class="blkBorder" alt="A ground-level view of the crater by the Opportunity rover (click to enlarge for a full panoramic shot)" src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2009/08/14/article-1206382-060DEB59000005DC-307_964x197.jpg" />
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<P class="imageCaption">A ground-level view of the crater by the Opportunity rover (click to enlarge for a full panoramic shot)</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1206382/NASA-captures-vivid-shot-sand-dune-Martian-crater.html"><IMG width="306" height="283" class="blkBorder" alt="A 'dust devil' kicked up on the face of Mars. On the right of the picture is a trail, and on the left is a shadow created by the turbulence" src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2009/08/13/article-0-060DDAA3000005DC-759_306x283.jpg" />
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