Memnonia Sulci

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Image Credit: NASA/JPL/ASU

About this image

The elongated hills in this VIS image are a feature termed yardangs. Yardangs are formed by wind activity in regions where the surface material is not well cemented. The elongation indicates the direction of the wind.

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

Context

Image ID: 
V65299008 (View data in Mars Image Explorer)
-10.1078
183.91
65299
2016-09-02 13:39
Mon, 2016-10-24
VIS
1024 pixels (18 km)
3648 pixels (65 km)
0.01786 km/pixel
0.0178052 km/pixel

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