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This observation shows a massive dune (likely at least 5 kilometers across) in the Argyre region of Mars. Our primary interest are the large gullies and the changes that we can monitor across the seasons. Since we know these gullies are changing, we call them “active.” The question remains: what is the extent of the activity?
Argyre Planitia is a large plain located within the 1,800 kilometer-wide Argyre Basin that likely formed close to 4 billion years ago during the Late Heavy Bombardment of the early solar system. There may have also been past water flows into the basin. Our image is on the eastern end of the plain.
ID: ESP_055348_1315
date: 18 May 2018
altitude: 252 km
NASA/JPL/UArizona