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Lucus Planum Yardangs
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About this work
Today's VIS image is located on Lucus Planum. The surface in this image has been eroded by the wind to form features called yardangs. Yardangs form in a poorly cemented material where the wind cuts linear valleys, removing some of the material and leaving parallel ridges behind. The direction of the ridge/valley is aligned with the wind direction. The dominant wind direction in this region is along a northeast/southwest trend; however, other wind directions can occur within a localized region.
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Credit lineLucus Planum Yardangs. NASA/JPL, 2020-07-22. Public domain. ID: PIA24008.
