HiPOD: Monday, 14 June 2021
A Martian Dust Avalanche

A Martian Dust Avalanche
Relatively dark slope streaks are common on steep dust-mantled slopes of Mars. When imaged under high sun illumination they appear to be just a dark stain without topographic relief.

However, when imaged with the sun low in the sky (and at high resolution), we can clearly see the topographic signature. Surface material has been removed from the upper slopes and deposited in lobes, as expected from landslides (also called “mass movements”).

ID: ESP_067900_1935
date: 20 January 2021
altitude: 275 km

https://uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_067900_1935
NASA/JPL-Caltech/UArizona
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Black & white is less than 5 km across; enhanced color is less than 1 km. For full observation details, visit the ID link.