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English: Barchan dunes on Mars's Hellespontus region as seen by HiRISE on the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. These dunes are formed into a saif, a linear formation parallel to the direction of the wind. See File:Barchan in Noachis.jpg for a similar formation in Noachis Terra.
Ελληνικά: Μηνοειδείς θίνες στην επιφάνεια του Άρη, στην περιοχή Hellespontus. Εικόνα από το τηλεσκόπιο HiRISE, στη διαστημοσυσκευή Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter της NASA.
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Location on Mars41° 24′ 00″ S, 44° 36′ 00″ E View this and other nearby images on: Google Mapsinfo

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