Streamlined Island

Scaled Image

Image Credit: NASA/JPL/ASU

About this image

Today's VIS image shows a streamlined island in Kasei Valles. The teardrop shape indicates that flow was from the bottom to the top of the image. Kasei Valles is one of the largest channel system on Mars, starting in Echus Chasma and emptying into Chryse Planitia.

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

Context

Image ID: 
V53895014 (View data in Mars Image Explorer)
18.9361
283.703
53895
2014-02-06 14:24
Thu, 2014-04-03
VIS
1024 pixels (18 km)
3648 pixels (66 km)
0.018174 km/pixel
0.018306 km/pixel

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