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Crater in Arabia

NASA's Mars Global Surveyor shows a dust-mantled crater in central Arabia Terra on Mars. Light and dark slope streaks have formed on the crater walls, as dry dust has slid down the slopes.
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Credits: NASA/JPL/Malin Space Science Systems
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21 November 2005
This Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) image shows a dust-mantled crater in central Arabia Terra. Light and dark slope streaks have formed on the crater walls, as dry dust has slid down the slopes.

Location near: 12.7°N, 319.1°W
Image width: width: ~3 km (~1.9 mi)
Illumination from: lower left
Season: Northern Autumn