Mars - Viking 2 Orbiter

Wind streaks in Memnonia, Mars

Mars
Wind streaks associated with craters in Memnonia, Mars are shown in this Viking 2 Orbiter image. The streaks appear to exhibit lighter coloring in the interior, bounded by dark side lobes. The dark areas may represent areas of erosion, while the light streaks are caused by deposition of light colored material. North is at ~11:00 and the image is about 220 km across. (Viking Orbiter 041B51)
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Location & Time Information
Date/Time (UT): 1976-09-20 T 10:03:27
Distance/Range (km): 7807.9
Central Latitude/Longitude (deg): -12.51/139.22
Orbit(s): 41

Imaging Information
Area or Feature Type: Wind streaks, Aeolian features
Instrument: Visual Imaging Subsystem - Camera A
Instrument Resolution (pixels): 1056 x 1182, 7 bit
Instrument Field of View (deg): 1.54 x 1.69
Filter: Green (5)
Illumination Incidence Angle (deg): 70.31
Phase Angle (deg): 91.31
Instrument Look Direction: N/A
Surface Emission Angle (deg): 34.49

Ordering Information
CD-ROM Volume: VO_1051
NASA Image ID number: 041B51
Other Image ID number: 47329788
NSSDC Data Set ID (Photo): 75-083A-01D
NSSDC Data Set ID (CD): 75-083A-01a
Other ID: N/A

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Dave Williams, dave.williams@nasa.gov, (301) 286-1258
Code 690.1, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Greenbelt, MD 20771, USA

Jay Friedlander, jay.s.friedlander@nasa.gov, (301) 286-7172
Code 612.4, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Greenbelt, MD 20771, USA

NASA Official: Dr. David R. Williams, David.R.Williams@nasa.gov
Last updated: 24 September 2015