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Martian Dust Devil Tracks

NASA's Mars Global Surveyor shows a plethora of dark streaks created by passing dust devils during early summer in the martian southern hemisphere.
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Credits: NASA/JPL/Malin Space Science Systems
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MGS MOC Release No. MOC2-351, 5 May 2003

This Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) image portrays a plethora of dark streaks created by passing dust devils during early summer in the martian southern hemisphere. The picture covers an area about 3 km (1.9 mi) wide near 40.2°S, 237.7°W. Sunlight illuminates the scene from the upper left.