PIA02161: D and D (Dunes and Devils)
This image from NASA's Mars Global Surveyor spacecraft shows streaks created by late spring and early summer dust devils on a field of dark sand dunes on the floor of Hooke Crater.
 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:  512 x 1660 pixels (w x h) 
 Produced By:  Malin Space Science Systems 
 Producer ID:  MOC2-1362  
 Full-Res TIFF:  PIA02161.tif (851 kB)
 Full-Res JPEG:  PIA02161.jpg (67.5 kB)  

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Original Caption Released with Image:

3 February 2006
This Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) image shows streaks created by late spring and early summer dust devils on a field of dark sand dunes on the floor of Hooke Crater.

Location near: 45.0°S, 44.8°W
Image width: ~3 km (~1.9 mi)
Illumination from: upper left
Season: Southern Summer

Image Credit:
NASA/JPL/Malin Space Science Systems

Image Addition Date:
2006-02-03