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Small Yardangs

NASA's Mars Global Surveyor shows small yardangs formed by wind erosion of a material that once completely covered everything in this scene. These landforms are located in southern Amazonis Planitia on Mars.
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Credits: NASA/JPL/Malin Space Science Systems
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16 November 2005
This Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) image shows small yardangs formed by wind erosion of a material that once completely covered everything in this scene. These landforms are located in southern Amazonis Planitia.

Location near: 8.1°N, 151.6°W
Image width: width: ~3 km (~1.9 mi)
Illumination from: lower left
Season: Northern Autumn