
On Earth, these wind-derived features are called blowouts, where the force of the wind has carved out a crescent-shaped depression in soft, uncemented material like glacial loess. This image is from NASA Mars Odyssey.
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PIA13941
Date Created
March 23, 2011
Center
JPL
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