PIA03050: Wind Streak in Daedalia
NASA's Mars Global Surveyor shows a wind streak formed in the lee of an impact crater in western 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:  1024 x 2016 pixels (w x h) 
 Produced By:  Malin Space Science Systems 
 Producer ID:  MOC2-1256  
 Full-Res TIFF:  PIA03050.tif (2.067 MB)
 Full-Res JPEG:  PIA03050.jpg (580.2 kB)  

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Original Caption Released with Image:

20 October 2005
This Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) image shows a wind streak formed in the lee of an impact crater in western Daedalia Planum.

Location near: 12.7°S, 136.6°W
Image width: width: ~3 km (~1.9 mi)
Illumination from: lower left
Season: Southern Spring

Image Credit:
NASA/JPL/Malin Space Science Systems

Image Addition Date:
2005-10-20