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Wind's Marks in "Perseverance Valley" (Enhanced Color)
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This patch of rocky Martian ground on the floor of "Perseverance Valley" on the inner slope of the western rim of Endurance Crater slopes steeply downhill from left to right. Some textures seen here, including striations just above and parallel to the edge of a solar panel at far left, may be due to abrasion by wind-driven sand. Researchers interpret them as possible signs of past winds blowing from right to left, up and out of the crater, which currently hosts sand dunes on its central floor.
NASA Image and Video Library’s own descriptionCredit lineWind's Marks in "Perseverance Valley" (Enhanced Color). NASA/JPL, 2017-12-06. Public domain. ID: PIA22072.