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Craters and Winds

NASA's Mars Global Surveyor shows craters with wind streaks in Acidalia Planitia on Mars.
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Credits: NASA/JPL/Malin Space Science Systems
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8 April 2005
This Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) image shows craters with wind streaks in Acidalia Planitia. The winds responsible for the streaks blew from the upper right (northeast).

Location near: 37.1°N, 36.8°W
Image width: ~3 km (~1.9 mi)
Illumination from: lower left
Season: Northern Summer