South Polar Clouds
Image Credit: NASA/JPL/ASU
About this image
Polar surface winds can reach high velocities. These winds can cause clouds to form when the winds flow into troughs and become chaotic. This VIS image shows trough clouds as linear bands.
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Context
Image ID:
V40916014 (View data in Mars Image Explorer)
-86.4592
100.949
40916
2011-03-06 07:28
Tue, 2011-04-05
VIS
1024 pixels (17 km)
3648 pixels (62 km)
0.017112 km/pixel
0.017236 km/pixel
