Striking dunes on Mars boast a complex formation history - Space.com

Nili Patera's dunes lie on top of a lava bed and show the prevailing direction of the wind.

Scientists are tracing the movement of dust over Martian eons using a high-definition camera from orbit. A Twitter account for the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter's High Resolution Imaging Experiment, a… [+2569 chars]

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