Lycus Sulci 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 occur on the slopes of Lycus Sulci near Olympus Mons.

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Context

Image ID: 
V12412005 (View data in Mars Image Explorer)
28.0633
220.398
12412
2004-10-01 02:32
Mon, 2005-06-06
VIS
580 pixels (10 km)
581 pixels (10 km)
0.018498 km/pixel
0.018633 km/pixel

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