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Devil’s Scratches

NASA's Mars Global Surveyor shows streaks and scratch marks made in a thin coating of dust on the martian surface in the southern hemisphere made by passing dust devils during the summer season.
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Credits: NASA/JPL/Malin Space Science Systems
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31 August 2006
This Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) image shows streaks and scratch marks made in a thin coating of dust on the martian surface in the southern hemisphere. These streaks were made by passing dust devils during the summer season.

Location near: 62.6°S, 89.0°W
Image width: ~3 km (~1.9 mi)
Illumination from: upper left
Season: Southern Summer