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Namib Dune (Mars)

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The Namib Dune (Mt. Sharp) is a dune in "Husband Hill" on the planet Mars. The Namib Dune is found in the region of the "Aeolis quadrangle" in the community of "El Dorado" with a height of 23.7 meters and with degree 360. The dune was first detected by the space rover Perseverance from Pasadena, California.[1]

Geography

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The Namib Dune on Husband Hill can be seen on the Sharp Mountain side of Mars. It has a level of 28 and a height of 16.5 meters, Shot from the camera (Mastcam) of NASA. It was taken at every interval of the hemisphere from west and east,[2]It was also seen on December 16, 2015 from earth using the "Curiosity" (rover).

The Namib Dune in Gale crater on the planet Mars

References

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  1. "A new kind of sand dune on Mars". cosmosmagazine.com. 2017-04-06. Retrieved 2023-10-09.
  2. https://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/jpl/full-circle-panorama-beside-namib-dune-on-mars