Namib Dune (Mars)

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Namib Dune
Mount Sharp
Highest point
Elevation23 feet (7 meters)
Geography
RegionAeolis quadrangle
StateGale crater
Unincorporated communityEl Dorado
Parent rangeHusband Hill
Climbing
Easiest routeGale crater, Mars

The Namib Dune or Mt. Sharp, in the planet Mars is a dune in the "Husband Hill" found in the region of the "Aeolis quadrangle" in the community of "El Dorado" with a height of 23 and 7 meters and with degree 360, first detected by Perseverance (rover) from Pasadena, California, United States on Earth.[1]

Geography[change | change source]

The Namib Dune on Husband Hill can be seen and is located 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 here on earth using the "Curiosity" (rover).

Gallery[change | change source]

The Namib Dune in Gale crater on the planet Mars

References[change | change source]

  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