Hebes Chasma Dust Avalanches

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Image Credit: NASA/JPL/ASU

About this image

Dust avalanches, also called slope streaks, occur on many Martian terrains. The deposition of airborne dust on surfaces causes a bright tone in the THEMIS VIS images. Any movement of the dust downhill, a dust avalanche, will leave behind a streak where the darker, dust-free surface is exposed. These dust avalanches are located in Hebes Chasma.

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Context

Image ID: 
V12448001 (View data in Mars Image Explorer)
-1.4015
286.629
12448
2004-10-03 23:51
Tue, 2005-06-07
VIS
1036 pixels (18 km)
702 pixels (12 km)
0.017756 km/pixel
0.017886 km/pixel

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