PIA08435: Chryse Streak
This NASA Mars Global Surveyor shows a wind streak created in the lee (downwind side) of a crater in far eastern Chryse Planitia. The winds responsible for the formation of the streak blew from the northeast to the southwest.
 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:  1024 x 2004 pixels (w x h) 
 Produced By:  Malin Space Science Systems 
 Producer ID:  MOC2-1454  
 Full-Res TIFF:  PIA08435.tif (2.054 MB)
 Full-Res JPEG:  PIA08435.jpg (297.9 kB)  

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Original Caption Released with Image:

6 May 2006
This Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) image shows a wind streak created in the lee -- the downwind side -- of a crater in far eastern Chryse Planitia. The winds responsible for the formation of the streak blew from the upper right (northeast) to the lower left (southwest).

Location near: 21.5°N, 27.4°W
Image width: ~3 km (~1.9 mi)
Illumination from: lower left
Season: Northern Winter

Image Credit:
NASA/JPL/Malin Space Science Systems

Image Addition Date:
2006-05-06