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The Wind-Scoured Lava Flows of Pavonis Mons
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Click on the image for larger version This image shows a circular impact crater and an oval volcanic caldera on the southern flank of a large volcano on Mars called Pavonis Mons. The caldera is also the source of numerous finger-like lava flows and at least one sinuous lava channel. Both the caldera and the crater are degraded by aeolian (wind) erosion. The strong prevailing winds have apparently carved deep grooves into the terrain.
NASA Image and Video Library’s own descriptionCredit lineThe Wind-Scoured Lava Flows of Pavonis Mons. NASA/JPL, 2016-09-21. Public domain. ID: PIA21064.
