Dust Avalanches on Mars (IMAGE)

University of Arizona

Dust Avalanches on Mars

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This is a close-up of Martian terrain with dark streaks interpreted as avalanches blasted by shockwaves from a meteorite impact.

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NASA/JPL-Caltech/The University of Arizona

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