Wind Erosion
Image Credit: NASA/JPL/ASU
About this image
Today's VIS image shows the surface between Aeolis Planum and Zephyria Planum in Elysium Planitia. Long term winds have eroded the surface in this region. Features align with wind direction, and the multiple ridge orientations in this image indicate varying wind directions over time.
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Context
Image ID:
V79757007 (View data in Mars Image Explorer)
-5.05219
155.498
79757
2019-12-07 12:12
Wed, 2020-02-19
VIS
512 pixels (18 km)
1824 pixels (64 km)
0.035442 km/pixel
0.0355857 km/pixel
