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Streaked Plain

Feb. 4, 2006
This image from NASA's Mars Global Surveyor spacecraft image shows dark streaks created by dust devils on a plain southwest of Hellas Planitia.

4 February 2006
This Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) image shows dark streaks created by dust devils on a plain southwest of Hellas Planitia. Based on the width and the length of individual streaks in this scene, it is clear that not all dust devils are created equally.

Location near: 55.8°S, 317.5°W
Image width: ~3 km (~1.9 mi)
Illumination from: upper left
Season: Southern Summer

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