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Feature type

Dune Field

A field of wind-blown dunes, showing that a world has an atmosphere and mobile sediment — from the basaltic-sand dunes of Mars to the hydrocarbon-sand dunes of Titan.

In brief

A field of wind-blown dunes.

Examples of this feature

  • Olympia UndaeSurface feature
    Mars

    A vast field of dark, wind-blown dunes wrapping around the north polar ice cap of Mars — one of the largest dune fields on the planet.

Knowledge connections

Sources

The primary and reference sources this topic draws on.

  • NASANational Aeronautics and Space Administration

    Mission data, planetary science, space telescopes, and public-domain imagery.

    Most NASA-produced imagery is in the public domain; individual items are checked for usage terms before publication.