Herschel Crater: The floor of this ancient crater exhibits patches of dark material which, when viewed at high resolution, resolve into fields of sand dunes. In detail, these dunes have a grooved surface,indicating that the dune sands are cemented together and have been eroded and scoured by wind. The box,upper left, corner shows the location.

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