Planet Mars: Dune Field of Matara Crater | NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter
NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) has spent over twenty years (2006-2026) orbiting the Red Planet, collecting valuable scientific data. Matara Crater is a favorite image owing to the massive and gorgeous sand sheet that dominates the floor. We often image these dunes for the gullies that form on them due to carbon dioxide ice. Matara is located in Noachis Terra and is 48 kilometers (30 mi) in diameter. This crater is notable for its large sand deposit and dune features that are sculpted by the wind.
Noachis Terra is an extensive southern landmass (terra). It lies west of the giant Hellas impact basin, roughly between the latitudes −20° and −80° and longitudes 30° west and 30° east, centered on 45°S 350°E. It is in the Noachis quadrangle.
This is a non-narrated clip with ambient sound. Image is less than 5 km (3 mi) across and the spacecraft altitude was 251 km (156 mi).
The University of Arizona, in Tucson, operates the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE). It was built by BAE Systems in Boulder, Colorado. NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, a division of Caltech in Pasadena, California, manages the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Project for NASA's Science Mission Directorate (SMD), Washington.
Duration: 3 minutes, 30 seconds
Release Date: July 4, 2023
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