Astronomy Picture Of The Day: Dark Sand Cascades on Mars

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Dark Sand Cascades on Mars The above image was taken in 2008 April near the North Pole of Mars. At that time, dark sand on the interior of Martian sand dunes became more and more visible as the spring Sun melted the lighter carbon dioxide ice. Image Credit: HiRISE, MRO, NASA