Nili Patera Volcanic Caldera (IMAGE)

Georgia Institute of Technology

Nili Patera Volcanic Caldera

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The Nili Patera volcanic caldera contains some of the fastest-moving sand dunes on Mars. New spectral data and modeling reveal that they are racing across unusual Martian bedrock.

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NASA/JPL/University of Arizona

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