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Streamlined island in Lobo Vallis (THEMIS_IOTD_20140415)

Today's VIS image shows a streamlined island in a broad channel in Chryse Planitia. The channel is part of the outflow region of Lobo Vallis, a northern branch of Kasei Valles. To see where on Mars this area lies, and to download high-resolution versions of the image, bit.ly/1hFPKHo

 

The scene here spans 19 x 67 kilometers (12 x 42 miles).

 

See the Red Planet Report at bit.ly/14KXe4O for updates on Mars research.

 

For the latest THEMIS Mars images as received by mission scientists, see bit.ly/1d6HA7o . To learn more about the THEMIS camera and its Mars images, see bit.ly/13YOfgm .

 

This image is in the public domain and may be republished free of charge, but if used it should be credited as NASA/JPL-Caltech/Arizona State University.

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Uploaded on April 15, 2014
Taken on April 15, 2014