Feature Image: Wind Action

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Location:
-1.2N, 204.5E
Released:
2006-07-17
Image Size:
18.1 x 63.9 km, 1024 x 3648 px
Resolution: 18m Instrument: VIS
Medium-size image for 20060717a
Image Credit: NASA/JPL/ASU
 
Image Context:
Context image for 20060717a
Wide Context:
Wide context image for 20060717a
Context image credit: NASA/JPL/MOLA
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The action of the wind is sculpting and removing material in this area. The older surface below is being re-exposed, a process called exhumation.
 
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