Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Views Wind Carved Rock on Mars

This newly released NASA image shows wind carved rock on the surface of Mars. The distinctively fluted surface and elongated hills in this image in Medusae Fossae on Mars are caused by wind erosion of a soft fine-grained rock. Called yardangs, these features are aligned with the prevailing wind direction. This wind direction would have […]
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