Science and Exploration

Streaking In Arabia Terra On Mars

By Keith Cowing
Press Release
January 13, 2022
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Streaking In Arabia Terra On Mars
Streaking In Arabia Terra
NASA/HiRISE

This image shows us great examples of transitioning streaks in Arabia Terra.
One streak is very dark and probably fresh, likely caused by a falling boulder that succumbed to gravity and rolled downhill. But in other parts of our image, we can see former streaks that have completely faded away.

ID: ESP_065261_1935
date: 28 June 2020
altitude: 277 km

https://uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_065261_1935
NASA/JPL/UArizona

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