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Craters and Wind Streaks

NASA's Mars Global Surveyor shows
PIA05699
Credits: NASA/JPL/Malin Space Science Systems
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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.