Mars Odyssey Mission THEMIS: Feature Image: Kasei Vallis (Released 2 December 2002)

Vital Statistics
Location: 24.3N, 298.9E	Released: 2002-12-02
Image Size: 18.4 x 65.7 km, 1024 x 3648 px
Resolution: 18m	Instrument: VIS

Image Credit: NASA/JPL/ASU

Image Context:
Context image for 20021202a

Wide Context:
Wide context image for 20021202a

Context image credit: NASA/JPL/MOLA
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The scoured grooves in these catastrophic outflow channels, formed hundreds of million of years ago, have the appearance of wood grain. They now host dune-like ripples of windblown material.