Wind Erosion

Scaled Image

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. Ridge features align with wind direction. In this image the major wind direction is north northwest/south southeast.

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

Context

Image ID: 
V96566003 (View data in Mars Image Explorer)
-3.95786
149.923
96566
2023-09-21 13:03
Wed, 2024-03-20
VIS
512 pixels (18 km)
1824 pixels (64 km)
0.035499 km/pixel
0.036091 km/pixel

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