PIA03593: Dust Devil Streaks
NASA's Mars Global Surveyor shows a plethora of dark streaks created by spring and summer dust devil activity in Argyre Planitia 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:  672 x 1141 pixels (w x h) 
 Produced By:  Malin Space Science Systems 
 Producer ID:  MOC2-1294  
 Full-Res TIFF:  PIA03593.tif (767.8 kB)
 Full-Res JPEG:  PIA03593.jpg (180 kB)  

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Original Caption Released with Image:

27 November 2005
This Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) image shows a plethora of dark streaks created by spring and summer dust devil activity in Argyre Planitia.

Location near: 64.9°S, 8.3°W
Image width: width: ~3 km (~1.9 mi)
Illumination from: upper left
Season: Southern Summer

Image Credit:
NASA/JPL/Malin Space Science Systems

Image Addition Date:
2005-11-27