Wednesday, October 2, 2013

Slope Streaks East of Mangala Valles


Dark streaks mark the steep slopes of this ridge located east of Mangala Valles. One theory about the creation of this feature is that downslope movement of a rock "clears" the brighter dust revealing the darker surface below.

Orbit Number: 51688 Latitude: -17.0589 Longitude: 211.394 Instrument: VIS Captured: 2013-08-08 22:02

Photo credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Arizona State University

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