Slope streaks in the Antarctic Dry Valleys: Characteristics, candidate formation mechanisms, and implications for slope streak formation in the Martian environment
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Figure 2. Slope Streaks in the ADV; Left: digitate streaks, image width 220 m; Right: parallel streaks and effect of local topography at lower left; image width 260 m. Slope is 20-30, top to bottom. Slope streaks in the Antarctic Dry Valleys: Characteristics, candidate formation mechanisms, and implications for slope streak formation in the Martian environment J. W. Head, D. R. Marchant, J. L. Dickson, J. S. Levy and G. A. Morgan
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