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Bright Devil Streaks
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Caption:
4 March 2005
In honor of Giovanni V. Schiaparelli's 170th birthday, we present this Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) image showing light-toned dust devil streaks on the southern floor of Schiaparelli Crater.
Location near
: 5.3°S, 343.3°W
Image width
: ~3 km (~1.9 mi)
Illumination from
: upper left
Season
: Southern Autumn
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, Dust, Grayscale | |
| Acquisition Date | ||
| Release Date | 2005-03-04 | |
| Date in Caption | 2005-03-04 | |
| Image Credit | NASA/JPL/Malin Space Science Systems | |
| Source | photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA07426 | |
| Identifier | PIA07426 | |
