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Space photo of the week: Stunning sand dunes slash across Mars' polar ice cap

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This week , researchers at the University of Arizona shared one of the most beautiful images of dunes on the surface of Mars ever taken.

The image shows a dune field near the base of Mars ' north polar ice cap, Planum Boreum.

The dunes lack frost because the image was taken during summer in Mars ' northern hemisphere.