Spirit Spies Wavy Bedforms

This front hazard-avoidance camera image was taken by the Mars Exploration Rover Spirit on sol 37. The wavy feature called a bedform is created when material is transported and deposited by some process - in this case wind. The team is interested in the fact that the crests of this and most other bedforms they've observed through orbital data and rover images are all parallel to each other, indicating uniform wind direction.

Image credit: NASA/JPL

RELEASE DATE:

2/10/04

IMAGE FILE NAME:

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SOURCE FILE NAME:

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SUMMARY INFORMATION

Front Haz-cam image of bedforms taken by Spirit on sol 37.

NAME OF SUBMITTER

Patrick Whelley

INSTITUTION:

ASU

THEME

Geology

SOL OF OBSERVATION

037

Earth Date of Observation

020904

Title of Image

Spirit Spies Wavy Bedforms

Email: Pwhelley@asu.edu

Phone Number - 480-330-8203