PIA07426: Bright Devil Streaks
NASA's Mars Global Surveyor shows ight-toned dust devil streaks on the southern floor of Schiaparelli Crater 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 2983 pixels (w x h) 
 Produced By:  Malin Space Science Systems 
 Producer ID:  MOC2-1020  
 Full-Res TIFF:  PIA07426.tif (1.312 MB)
 Full-Res JPEG:  PIA07426.jpg (250.6 kB)  

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4 March 2005
In honor of Giovanni V. Schiaparelli's 170th birthday, we present this Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) image showing light-toned dust devil streaks on the southern floor of Schiaparelli Crater.

Location near: 5.3°S, 343.3°W
Image width: ~3 km (~1.9 mi)
Illumination from: upper left
Season: Southern Autumn

Image Credit:
NASA/JPL/Malin Space Science Systems

Image Addition Date:
2005-03-04