Wind Streaks (IMAGE)

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Wind Streaks

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The streaks are often associated with smaller craters that were already in place when the larger crater was formed. The raised ridges of the preexisting craters disturb the flow of the vapor plume, which causes vortices to form and scour the ground.

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NASA/JPL-Caltech/Arizona State University

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