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Raising Dust

This image from NASA's Mars Global Surveyor shows dust plumes created by gusting winds on a plain southwest of Argyre Planitia.
PIA08018
Credits: NASA/JPL/Malin Space Science Systems
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27 March 2006
This Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) image shows dust plumes created by gusting winds on a plain southwest of Argyre Planitia.

Location near: 67.0°S, 75.2°W
Image width: ~3 km (~1.9 mi)
Illumination from: upper left
Season: Southern Autumn