Hagal is the informal name of a dune field on Mars located below the north pole of Mars . [3] [4] Its name derives from the sand dunes in Frank Herbert 's novel Dune and the fictional planet Hagal . [4] It is located at coordinates 78.0° N latitude, 84.0° E longitude, and consists of linear and round dunes with a southeast slipface orientation. [4] It was one of the dune formations targeted for imaging by the HiRISE camera, onboard the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter , at the rate of one image every six weeks. in the third year (MY31–Mars Year 31) [5] of its seasonal expedition. [4] It is also known as the "Martian Morse Code" due to the linear and rounded formations of its dunes, which have the appearance of dots and dashes. [3] [1] [6] [7]
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2018 |
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Hagal is the informal name of a dune field on Mars located below the north pole of Mars . [3] [4] Its name derives from the sand dunes in Frank Herbert 's novel Dune and the fictional planet Hagal . [4] It is located at coordinates 78.0° N latitude, 84.0° E longitude, and consists of linear and round dunes with a southeast slipface orientation. [4] It was one of the dune formations targeted for imaging by the HiRISE camera, onboard the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter , at the rate of one image every six weeks. in the third year (MY31–Mars Year 31) [5] of its seasonal expedition. [4] It is also known as the "Martian Morse Code" due to the linear and rounded formations of its dunes, which have the appearance of dots and dashes. [3] [1] [6] [7] |
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2017 |
56018 characters 5 sections 8 paragraphs 10 images 169 internal links 11 external links |
hagal 0.557 dunes 0.318 dune 0.280 dashes 0.265 bray 0.176 morse 0.159 dots 0.157 sand 0.146 linear 0.137 round 0.104 winds 0.094 6tnn 0.088 decoded 0.088 deibedh 0.088 ebeee 0.088 |
Hagal is the informal name of a dune field on Mars located below the north pole of Mars . [3] [4] Its name derives from the sand dunes in Frank Herbert 's novel Dune and the fictional planet Hagal . [4] It is located at coordinates 78.0° N latitude, 84.0° E longitude, and consists of linear and round dunes with a southeast slipface orientation. [4] It was one of the dune formations targeted for imaging by the HiRISE camera, onboard the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter , at the rate of one image every six weeks. in the third year (MY31–Mars Year 31) [5] of its seasonal expedition. [4] It is also known as the "Martian Morse Code" due to the linear and rounded formations of its dunes, which have the appearance of dots and dashes. [3] [1] [6] [7] |