Dark Slope Streaks

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Image Credit: NASA/JPL/ASU

About this image

Today's VIS image shows part of an unnamed crater in Arabia Terra. The inner rim of the crater has numerous dark streaks. It is possible that these features form due to downslope material motion revealing the darker rock beneath the surface dust coating.

Please see the THEMIS Data Citation Note for details on crediting THEMIS images. 

Context

Image ID: 
V64394013 (View data in Mars Image Explorer)
19.6731
18.8573
64394
2016-06-20 00:41
Mon, 2016-08-22
VIS
1024 pixels (19 km)
3648 pixels (67 km)
0.018585 km/pixel
0.0187773 km/pixel

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