Warm dunes in Kaiser Crater (THEMIS_IOTD_20130801)
This daytime infrared (heat) image shows part of the dune field on the floor of Kaiser Crater. The dune sand is active, hence less dusty, hence darker and, finally, warmer than the surrounding materials, so it appears bright in the image. The scene here measures 30 x 105 kilometers (19 x 65 miles).
See the Red Planet Report at redplanet.asu.edu for updates on Mars research.
For the latest THEMIS Mars images as received by mission scientists, see themis.asu.edu/livefrommars. To learn more about the THEMIS camera and its Mars images, see themis.asu.edu. And for more information about this image and to get larger versions, see themis.asu.edu/zoom-20130801a.
This image is in the public domain and may be republished free of charge, but if used it should be credited as NASA/JPL-Caltech/Arizona State University.
Warm dunes in Kaiser Crater (THEMIS_IOTD_20130801)
This daytime infrared (heat) image shows part of the dune field on the floor of Kaiser Crater. The dune sand is active, hence less dusty, hence darker and, finally, warmer than the surrounding materials, so it appears bright in the image. The scene here measures 30 x 105 kilometers (19 x 65 miles).
See the Red Planet Report at redplanet.asu.edu for updates on Mars research.
For the latest THEMIS Mars images as received by mission scientists, see themis.asu.edu/livefrommars. To learn more about the THEMIS camera and its Mars images, see themis.asu.edu. And for more information about this image and to get larger versions, see themis.asu.edu/zoom-20130801a.
This image is in the public domain and may be republished free of charge, but if used it should be credited as NASA/JPL-Caltech/Arizona State University.