Dark Slope Streaks
Image Credit: NASA/JPL/ASU
About this image
Dark streaks mark the steep slopes of this ridge located east of Mangala Valles. One theory about the creation of this feature is that downslope movement of a rock "clears" the brighter dust revealing the darker surface below.
Please see the THEMIS Data Citation Note for details on crediting THEMIS images.
Context
Image ID:
V51688003 (View data in Mars Image Explorer)
-17.0589
211.394
51688
2013-08-08 22:02
Tue, 2013-10-01
VIS
1024 pixels (17 km)
3648 pixels (63 km)
0.017292 km/pixel
0.017418 km/pixel
