Mars Odyssey Mission THEMIS: Feature Image: Windstreak on Lava Flow (Released 30 June 2005)

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Location: -7.7N, 227.5E	Released: 2005-06-30
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 20050630a

Wide Context:
Wide context image for 20050630a

Context image credit: NASA/JPL/MOLA
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This image shows only a small portion of the vast lava flows west of Arsia Mons. A large windstreak occurs downwind of a crater. Note the the surface texture in the "white" part of the windstreak is more subdued than the rest of the flow. This is because the wind has deposited fine materials in this area. The wind can both erode the surface and cover it with deposits.