Mars Odyssey Mission THEMIS: Feature Image: Wind Streaks in Syrtis Major (Released 30 May 2005)

Vital Statistics
Location: 5.7N, 73.2E	Released: 2005-05-30
Image Size: 18.4 x 65.7 km, 512 x 1824 px
Resolution: 36m	Instrument: VIS

Image Credit: NASA/JPL/ASU

Image Context:
Context image for 20050530a

Wide Context:
Wide context image for 20050530a

Context image credit: NASA/JPL/MOLA
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Windstreaks are features caused by the interaction of wind and topographic landforms. The raised rims and bowls of impact craters causes a complex interaction such that the wind vortex in the lee of the crater can both scour away the surface dust and deposit it back in the center of the lee. If you look closely, you will see evidence of this in a darker "rim" enclosing a brighter interior.

These windstreaks are located on the lava flows of Meroe Patera in Syrtis Major.