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List of extraterrestrial dune fields

Index List of extraterrestrial dune fields

This is a list of dune fields not on Earth which have been given official names by the International Astronomical Union. [1]

31 relations: Abalos Undae, Al-‘Uzzá, Aspledon Undae, Classical albedo features on Mars, Dune, Dune (novel), Frank Herbert, Gusev (Martian crater), Hagal dune field, Husband Hill, Hyperboreae Undae, International Astronomical Union, Mars, Mars Exploration Rover, Morse code, Nili Patera dune field, Ogygis Undae, Olivine, Olympia Undae, Planetary nomenclature, Planum Boreum, Saturn, Shangri-La (Titan), Sin (mythology), Siton Undae, Spirit (rover), Timekeeping on Mars, Titan (moon), Vastitas Borealis, Venus, 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko.

Abalos Undae

Abalos Undae (Latin for "Abalos Waves") is a dune field on Mars in the periphery of Planum Boreum, the Martian North pole.

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Al-‘Uzzá

Al-ʻUzzā (العزى) was one of the three chief goddesses of Arabian religion in pre-Islamic times and was worshiped by the pre-Islamic Arabs along with Allāt and Manāt.

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Aspledon Undae

Aspledon Undae is one of the named northern circumpolar dune fields in the vicinity of Planum Boreum, the Martian North pole.

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Classical albedo features on Mars

The classical albedo features of Mars are the light and dark features that can be seen on the planet Mars through an Earth-based telescope.

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Dune

In physical geography, a dune is a hill of loose sand built by aeolian processes (wind) or the flow of water.

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Dune (novel)

Dune is a 1965 science fiction novel by American author Frank Herbert, originally published as two separate serials in Analog magazine.

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Frank Herbert

Franklin Patrick Herbert, Jr. (October 8, 1920 – February 11, 1986) was an American science fiction writer best known for the novel Dune and its five sequels.

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Gusev (Martian crater)

Gusev is a crater on the planet Mars and is located at and is in the Aeolis quadrangle.

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Hagal dune field

Hagal is the informal name of a dune field on Mars located below the north pole of Mars.

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Husband Hill

Husband Hill is one of the Columbia Hills in Gusev crater, Mars, which are close to the landing site of NASA's ''Spirit'' rover.

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Hyperboreae Undae

Hyperboreae Undae (Latin: "Far Northern Waves/Dunes") is one of the largest and densest dune fields of Planum Boreum, the Martian North Pole.

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International Astronomical Union

The International Astronomical Union (IAU; Union astronomique internationale, UAI) is an international association of professional astronomers, at the PhD level and beyond, active in professional research and education in astronomy.

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Mars

Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun and the second-smallest planet in the Solar System after Mercury.

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Mars Exploration Rover

NASA's Mars Exploration Rover (MER) mission is an ongoing robotic space mission involving two Mars rovers, Spirit and Opportunity, exploring the planet Mars.

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Morse code

Morse code is a method of transmitting text information as a series of on-off tones, lights, or clicks that can be directly understood by a skilled listener or observer without special equipment.

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Nili Patera dune field

Nili Patera is a dune field on Mars.

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Ogygis Undae

Ogygis Undae is the only named southern hemisphere dune field on Mars.

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Olivine

The mineral olivine is a magnesium iron silicate with the formula (Mg2+, Fe2+)2SiO4.

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Olympia Undae

Olympia Undae is a vast dune field in the north polar region of the planet Mars.

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Planetary nomenclature

Planetary nomenclature, like terrestrial nomenclature, is a system of uniquely identifying features on the surface of a planet or natural satellite so that the features can be easily located, described, and discussed.

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Planum Boreum

Planum Boreum (Latin: "the northern plain") is the northern polar plain on Mars.

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Saturn

Saturn is the sixth planet from the Sun and the second-largest in the Solar System, after Jupiter.

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Shangri-La (Titan)

Shangri-La is a large, dark region of Saturn's moon Titan at.

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Sin (mythology)

Sin (Akkadian: 𒂗𒍪 Su'en, Sîn) or Nanna (Sumerian: 𒀭𒋀𒆠 DŠEŠ.KI, DNANNA) was the god of the moon in the Mesopotamian mythology of Akkad, Assyria and Babylonia.

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Siton Undae

Siton Undae is one of the largest and densest dune fields in the vicinity of Planum Boreum, the Martian northern polar ice-cap.

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Spirit (rover)

Spirit, also known as MER-A (Mars Exploration Rover – A) or MER-2, is a robotic rover on Mars, active from 2004 to 2010.

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Timekeeping on Mars

Various schemes have been used or proposed for timekeeping on the planet Mars independently of Earth time and calendars.

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Titan (moon)

Titan is the largest moon of Saturn.

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Vastitas Borealis

Vastitas Borealis (Latin, 'northern waste') is the largest lowland region of Mars.

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Venus

Venus is the second planet from the Sun, orbiting it every 224.7 Earth days.

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67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko

67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko (abbreviated as 67P or 67P/C-G) is a Jupiter-family comet, originally from the Kuiper belt, with a current orbital period of 6.45 years, a rotation period of approximately 12.4 hours and a maximum velocity of.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_extraterrestrial_dune_fields

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