Science and Exploration

Slope Features Of An Impact Crater On Mars

By Keith Cowing
Press Release
April 19, 2022
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Slope Features Of An Impact Crater On Mars
Slope Features Of An Impact Crater On Mars
NASA/JPL-Caltech/UArizona

Recurring slope lineae are Martian seasonal features characterized by a low brightness (albedo) during local spring/summer that fade during winter/late summer.
Their daily characterization through a coordinated observation with HiRISE and the CaSSIS instrument on the ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter provides additional insights into their nature and formation mechanisms.

ID: ESP_065369_1475
date: 7 July 2020
altitude: 255 km
NASA/JPL-Caltech/UArizona
https://www.uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_065369_1475

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