Craters and Wind Streaks
Caption:
25 March 2004
This Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) image shows a plethora of small wind tails or streaks in the lees of impact craters in northeastern Tharsis near 25.8°N, 89.0°W. The streak tails point toward the east/northeast (right), indicating that the dominant winds blow from the west/southwest (left). This February 2004 picture covers an area about 3 km (1.9 mi) across. Sunlight illuminates the scene from the lower left.
Cataloging Keywords:
Name |
Value |
Additional Values |
Target |
Mars |
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System |
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Target Type |
Planet |
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Mission |
Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) |
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Instrument Host |
Mars Global Surveyor |
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Host Type |
Orbiter |
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Instrument |
Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) |
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Detector |
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Extra Keywords |
Crater, Grayscale, Impact |
Acquisition Date |
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Release Date |
2004-03-25 |
Date in Caption |
2004-03-25 |
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Image Credit |
NASA/JPL/Malin Space Science Systems |
Source |
photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA05699 |
Identifier |
PIA05699 |