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Work of the Wind

Jan. 18, 2006
NASA's Mars Global Surveyor shows a few dark wind streaks in the lee, the downwind side, of shallow craters on a lava- and dust-covered plain in eastern Tharsis on Mars.

18 January 2006
This Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) image shows a few dark wind streaks in the lee -- the downwind side -- of shallow craters on a lava- and dust-covered plain in eastern Tharsis. Streaks in east Tharsis, such as these, are usually very superficial features that change on timescales as quickly as a few weeks to months as very thin coatings of dust are redistributed by the wind.

Location near: 2.4°N, 95.6°W
Image width: ~1 km (~0.6 mi)
Illumination from: lower left
Season: Northern Winter

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