Dust Devil Tracks

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Image Credit: NASA/JPL/ASU

About this image

The dark lines in this VIS image are the tracks of dust devils in this region of Arcadia Plainitia. As the swirling winds move along the surface, they remove the dust cover, revealing the darker rock beneath.

Please see the THEMIS Data Citation Note for details on crediting THEMIS images. 

Context

Image ID: 
V38206007 (View data in Mars Image Explorer)
57.1357
207.174
38206
2010-07-26 05:14
Wed, 2010-09-01
VIS
1024 pixels (20 km)
3648 pixels (71 km)
0.019468 km/pixel
0.019609 km/pixel

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