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Pavonis Mons Features

NASA's Mars Global Surveyor shows wind streaks and a thick mantling of dust in the summit region of the martian volcano, Pavonis Mons. Several very small, sharp impact craters are present.
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Credits: NASA/JPL/Malin Space Science Systems
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27 February 2005
This Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Orbiter Camera (MOC) image shows wind streaks and a thick mantling of dust in the summit region of the martian volcano, Pavonis Mons. The surface texture gives the impression that the MOC image is blurry, but several very small, sharp impact craters reveal that the picture is not blurry.

Location near: 1.1°N, 113.2°W
Image width: ~3 km (~1.9 mi)
Illumination from: upper left
Season: Northern Summer