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Lycus Sulci

Dec. 2, 2005
NASA's Mars Global Surveyor shows dark slope streaks formed on dust-mantled mountains of the Lycus Sulci region on Mars, west of the giant volcano, Olympus Mons.

2 December 2005
This Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) image shows dark slope streaks formed on dust-mantled mountains of the Lycus Sulci region, west of the giant volcano, Olympus Mons. Despite their fluid-like appearance, dark slope streaks form in very dry dust.

Location near: 18.3°N, 142.4°W
Image width: width: ~3 km (~1.9 mi)
Illumination from: lower left
Season: Northern Winter

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