Dark Slope Streak
Dark slope streaks, like the ones in this unnamed crater in Terra Sabaea, are believed to be formed when surface dust is displaced and the darker rock below is exposed. Rocks falling due to gravity likely formed these streaks.
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PIA12981
Date Created
March 25, 2010
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JPL
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