PIA04693: Daedalia Planum Wind Streaks
NASA's Mars Global Surveyor shows streaks in the lee of obstacles such as meteor impact craters and lava flow margins in southwestern Daedalia Planum on Mars.
 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:  878 x 1317 pixels (w x h) 
 Produced By:  Malin Space Science Systems 
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Original Caption Released with Image:

MGS MOC Release No. MOC2-459, 21 August 2003

This Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) wide angle (red camera) image shows streaks in the lee of obstacles such as meteor impact craters and lava flow margins in southwestern Daedalia Planum. The image covers an area about 252 km (157 mi) across near 13°S, 142°W. The streaks indicate that the dominant winds blow toward the northwest (left/upper left). Sunlight illuminates the scene from the left/upper left.

Image Credit:
NASA/JPL/Malin Space Science Systems

Image Addition Date:
2003-08-27