{"id":6784,"date":"2014-03-06T17:34:55","date_gmt":"2014-03-06T17:34:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=6784"},"modified":"2014-03-06T17:42:51","modified_gmt":"2014-03-06T17:42:51","slug":"martian-sand-dunes-in-spring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=6784","title":{"rendered":"Martian sand dunes in spring"},"content":{"rendered":"

Another satellite image of the often strange and wonderful Mars landscape –\u00a0Twitter \/ NASA:\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

Martian sand dunes in spring are emerging from their winter CO2 (dry) ice cover: http:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/content\/martian-sand-dunes-in-spring\/#.UxikKfldWSo\u00a0\u2026<\/a> @HiRISE<\/a>\u00a0 pic.twitter.com\/16HXzGC2SK<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

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Martian Sand Dunes in Spring\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Mars\u2019 northern-most sand dunes are beginning to emerge from their winter cover of seasonal carbon dioxide (dry) ice. Dark, bare south-facing slopes are soaking up the warmth of the sun.<\/p>\n

The steep lee sides of the dunes are also ice-free along the crest, allowing sand to slide down the dune. Dark splotches are places where ice cracked earlier in spring, releasing sand. Soon the dunes will be completely bare and all signs of spring activity will be gone.<\/p>\n

This image was acquired by the HiRISE camera aboard NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter on Jan. 16, 2014. The University of Arizona, Tucson, operates the HiRISE camera, which was built by Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp., Boulder, Colo. NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, a division of the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, manages the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Project for the NASA Science Mission Directorate, Washington.<\/p>\n

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Another satellite image of the often strange and wonderful Mars landscape –\u00a0Twitter \/ NASA:\u00a0 Martian sand dunes in spring are emerging from their winter CO2 (dry) ice cover: http:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/content\/martian-sand-dunes-in-spring\/#.UxikKfldWSo\u00a0\u2026 @HiRISE\u00a0 pic.twitter.com\/16HXzGC2SK More info at Martian Sand Dunes in Spring\u00a0 Mars\u2019 northern-most sand dunes are beginning to emerge from their winter cover of seasonal carbon dioxide … Continue reading Martian sand dunes in spring<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[78,36],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6784","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-mars","category-multiple-media"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p34aWK-1Lq","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":2743,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=2743","url_meta":{"origin":6784,"position":0},"title":"Dry-ice sleds on Mars","author":"TopSpacer","date":"June 11, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"This article and video report on investigations into how chunks of dry-ice could explain long gullies seen on Martian sand dunes:\u00a0 Marks on Martian Dunes May Be Tracks of Dry-Ice Sleds - NASA http:\/\/youtu.be\/mNXBfz1iVzc","rel":"","context":"In "Space Science"","block_context":{"text":"Space Science","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?cat=13"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/mNXBfz1iVzc\/0.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":11935,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=11935","url_meta":{"origin":6784,"position":1},"title":"Video: Curiosity rover report – Dec.15.15","author":"TopSpacer","date":"December 16, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"The latest report from NASA JPL on what's happening with the Curiosity rover on Mars: Curiosity performs the first investigation of active sand dunes on another planet. 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