Where the Wind Blows
About this image
Wind is one of the remaining active processes altering the surface of Mars. In regions of long term unidirectional winds, the dust and sand is winnowed away. In places with poorly cemented surface materials the wind and entrained sand with blast the surface causing linear erosion like that seen in today's VIS image. This image is located at the equator near Gordii Dorsum.
Please see the THEMIS Data Citation Note for details on crediting THEMIS images.
Context
Image ID:
V77484006 (View data in Mars Image Explorer)
5.04807
213.038
77484
2019-06-03 08:10
Tue, 2019-07-16
VIS
512 pixels (18 km)
1824 pixels (66 km)
0.036247 km/pixel
0.0364869 km/pixel