Dark Slope Streaks

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Image Credit: NASA/JPL/ASU

About this image

Dark slope streaks mark the hill sides in Lycus Sulci. These features are thought to be formed when a rock fall or other material slides down the steep face, removing the dust and revealing the darker surface below.

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Context

Image ID: 
V52873011 (View data in Mars Image Explorer)
26.3584
228.223
52873
2013-11-14 11:57
Mon, 2014-01-06
VIS
1024 pixels (18 km)
3648 pixels (66 km)
0.018363 km/pixel
0.018497 km/pixel

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