Wind Erosion
Image Credit: NASA/JPL/ASU
About this image
Today's VIS image shows part of the surface between Aeolis Planum and Zephyria Planum in Elysium Planitia. Long term winds have eroded the surface in this region. Ridge features align with wind direction. In this image the major wind direction is north northwest/south southeast.
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Context
Image ID:
V97739003 (View data in Mars Image Explorer)
-2.39671
149.855
97739
2023-12-27 03:02
Mon, 2024-05-20
VIS
512 pixels (18 km)
1824 pixels (65 km)
0.035917 km/pixel
0.0361463 km/pixel
