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Windtails Show Direction of Martian Winds
This image from NASA Mars Odyssey of part of Meridiani Planum contains windstreaks that formed in several directions...
Researchers Anna Noe and Eric Altman check out the Doppler Aerosol Wind Lidar (DAWN), an airborne instrument that...
The distribution of ocean surface winds over the Atlantic Ocean, based on September 1999 data from NASA SeaWinds...
The windstreaks in this area northwest of Schiaparelli Crater point in three different directions. This indicates...
The multiple trends of yardangs in this image indicate that the winds in the Elysium region have changed direction...
This image from NASA 2001 Mars Odyssey spacecraft shows a region near Memnonia Sulci, which has been eroded by the...
This VIS image shows part of Medusa Fossae. Winds have eroded materials in this region, creating ridges and valleys...
NASA 2001 Mars Odyssey captured this region of Mars which has been eroded by the wind. Linear hills called yardangs...
This image captured by NASA 2001 Mars Odyssey spacecraft shows the complexity of wind erosion on Mars. The erosion...
The region southwest of Olympus Mons is covered with materials that have been eroded by the wind. Surface materials...
This image from NASA Cassini spacecraft reveals the wind patterns within a large vortex that was spawned by a giant...
The crater in this image captured by NASA 2001 Mars Odyssey spacecraft has not only been filled by wind-blown...
The long sharp-crested features observed in this image from NASA Mars Odyssey spacecraft are named yardangs....
These dark dunes are influenced by local topography. The shape and orientation of dunes can usually tell us about...
This image shows wind speeds and direction in the Atlantic Ocean on August 1, 1999, gathered by NASA Seawinds radar...
This image from NASA 2001 Mars Odyssey spacecraft of Zephyria Planum shows erosion in different orientations,...
This image shows wind speeds and direction in the Pacific Ocean on August 1, 1999, gathered by NASA Seawinds radar...
The triple tails of windstreaks behind these small craters in Arabia Terra indicate multiple wind directions in the...
This image from NASA 2001 Mars Odyssey spacecraft shows two directions of wind erosion southwest of Olympus Mons and...
This VIS image shows part of Medusa Fossae. Winds have eroded materials in this region, creating ridges and valleys...
The elongated hills in this VIS image are a feature termed yardangs. Yardangs are formed by wind activity in regions...
Sensors on two finger-like mini-booms extending horizontally from the mast of NASA Mars rover Curiosity will monitor...
This image from NASA Mars Odyssey shows lava flows of Alba Mons and windstreaks behind craters in the area....