Mars Odyssey Mission THEMIS: Feature Image: Broad Western Flows from Arsia Mons (Released 29 June 2005)

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Location: -9.6N, 227.6E	Released: 2005-06-29
Image Size: 18.4 x 65.7 km, 1024 x 3648 px
Resolution: 18m	Instrument: VIS

Image Credit: NASA/JPL/ASU

Image Context:
Context image for 20050629a

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Wide context image for 20050629a

Context image credit: NASA/JPL/MOLA
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As one moves westward away from the volcano, Arsia Mons, the western lava flows change in appearance. The flows are typically broad, and the surface texture is more subdued than the southern flows. At the bottom of the image a windstreak "tail" has formed behind a crater. Other dark streaks indicate that strong westward blowing winds occur in this region.