Mars Odyssey Mission THEMIS: Feature Image: Dark Slope Streaks

Vital Statistics
Location: 19.1N, 18.7E	Released: 2008-03-14
Image Size: 18.8 x 66.5 km, 1024 x 3648 px
Resolution: 18m	Instrument: VIS

Image Credit: NASA/JPL/ASU

Image Context:
Context image for 20080314a

Wide Context:
Wide context image for 20080314a

Context image credit: NASA/JPL/MOLA
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All three of these craters in Arabia Terra contain numerous dark slope streaks. The dark streaks mark where dusty material has been removed, revealing the darker material below. Small dust, dirt, or rock avalanches likely produce these marks.