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Lycus Sulci Terrain

April 29, 2005
NASA's Mars Global Surveyor shows a small mountain in the Lycus Sulci region, northwest of the Olympus Mons volcano on Mars. Dark streaks, probably caused by avalanching and flow of extremely dry dust, have formed on the mountain's slopes.

29 April 2005
This Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) image shows a small mountain in the Lycus Sulci region, northwest of the Olympus Mons volcano. Dark streaks, probably caused by avalanching and flow of extremely dry dust, have formed on the mountain's slopes. The various ridged and grooved textures in this scene were formed by wind erosion.

Location near: 22.6°N, 145.5°W
Image width: ~3 km (~1.9 mi)
Illumination from: lower left
Season: Northern Summer

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