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Devil in Mendel

Jan. 20, 2006
NASA's Mars Global Surveyor shows a dust devil and a plethora of streaks created by previous dust devils, on the eastern floor of Mendel Crater on Mars.

20 January 2006
This Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) image shows a dust devil (right center) and a plethora of streaks created by previous dust devils, on the eastern floor of Mendel Crater. Dust devils are common at middle to high latitudes in the southern hemisphere during the spring and summer seasons.

Location near: 59.0°S, 198.4°W
Image width: ~3 km (~1.9 mi)
Illumination from: upper left
Season: Southern Summer

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