PIA05699: Craters and Wind 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 1008 pixels (w x h)
 Produced By:  Malin Space Science Systems
 Producer ID:  MOC2-676
 Full-Res TIFF:  PIA05699.tif (678.3 kB)
 Full-Res JPEG:  PIA05699.jpg (99.52 kB)

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Original Caption Released with Image:

25 March 2004
This Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) image shows a plethora of small wind tails or streaks in the lees of impact craters in northeastern Tharsis near 25.8°N, 89.0°W. The streak tails point toward the east/northeast (right), indicating that the dominant winds blow from the west/southwest (left). This February 2004 picture covers an area about 3 km (1.9 mi) across. Sunlight illuminates the scene from the lower left.

Image Credit:
NASA/JPL/Malin Space Science Systems

Image Addition Date:
2004-03-25