PIA05535: Schiaparelli's Wind Streaks


Schiaparelli’s Wind Streaks

Caption:

9 March 2004
This Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) image shows craters and dark wind streaks on a plain on the floor of northeastern Schiaparelli Basin. The streaks indicate that dominant winds blow from the northeast (upper right). The image is located near 1.5°S, 339.8°W. Sunlight illuminates the scene from the lower left; the image covers an area 3 km (1.9 mi) wide.

Cataloging Keywords:

Name Value Additional Values
Target Mars
System
Target Type Planet
Mission Mars Global Surveyor (MGS)
Instrument Host Mars Global Surveyor
Host Type Orbiter
Instrument Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC)
Detector
Extra Keywords Crater, Grayscale
Acquisition Date
Release Date 2004-03-09
Date in Caption 2004-03-09
Image Credit NASA/JPL/Malin Space Science Systems
Source photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA05535
Identifier PIA05535