
These dark streaks, also known as "slope streaks," in an area of Mars called Acheron Fossae resulted from dust avalanches. The High-Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) camera aboard NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter captured them on Dec. 3, 2006. https://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA25234
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