Crater Clouds

Image Credit: NASA/JPL/ASU

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The crater on the right side of this image is affecting the local wind regime. Note the bright line of clouds streaming off the north rim of the crater.

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Context

Image ID:

V16502001 (View data in Mars Image Explorer)

Latitude: -78.7889

Longitude: 320.045

Orbit Number: 16502

Captured: 2005-09-02 19:00

Posted to Web: Thu, 2006-01-26

Instrument: VIS

Image Width: 1024 pixels (17 km)

Image Height: 3648 pixels (61 km)

Vertical Resolution: 0.016979 km/pixel

Horizontal Resolution: 0.017102 km/pixel

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