PIA08716: Devil's Scratches
 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 710 pixels (w x h)
 Produced By:  Malin Space Science Systems
 Producer ID:  MOC2-1571
 Full-Res TIFF:  PIA08716.tif (364.1 kB)
 Full-Res JPEG:  PIA08716.jpg (136.9 kB)

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Original Caption Released with Image:

31 August 2006
This Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) image shows streaks and scratch marks made in a thin coating of dust on the martian surface in the southern hemisphere. These streaks were made by passing dust devils during the summer season.

Location near: 62.6°S, 89.0°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:
2006-08-31