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Context image credit: NASA/JPL/MOLA
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Dust avalanches, also called slope streaks, occur on many Martian terrains. The deposition of airborne dust on surfaces causes a bright tone in the THEMIS VIS images. Any movement of the dust downhill, a dust avalanche, will leave behind a streak where the darker, dust-free surface is exposed.

This region of dust avalanches is located in and around a crater to the west of yesterday's image.