PIA03920: Slope-Streaked Knob
NASA's Mars Global Surveyor shows dark slope streaks coming down the slopes of a knob in western Amazonis Planitia on Mars. All of the surfaces are mantled by dust. On the slopes, mass movement of dry dust has created the streaks.
 Target Name:  Mars
 Is a satellite of:  Sol (our sun)
 Mission:  Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) 
 Spacecraft:  Mars Global Surveyor Orbiter
 Instrument:  Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) 
 Product Size:  672 x 941 pixels (w x h) 
 Produced By:  Malin Space Science Systems 
 Producer ID:  MOC2-1105  
 Full-Res TIFF:  PIA03920.tif (633.2 kB)
 Full-Res JPEG:  PIA03920.jpg (65.06 kB)  

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Original Caption Released with Image:

28 May 2005
This Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) image shows dark slope streaks coming down the slopes of a knob in western Amazonis Planitia. All of the surfaces in this image are mantled by dust. On the slopes, mass movement of dry dust has created the streaks.

Location near: 19.6°N, 166.1°W
Image width: ~3 km (~1.9 mi
Illumination from: lower left
Season: Northern Autumn

Image Credit:
NASA/JPL/Malin Space Science Systems

Image Addition Date:
2005-05-28