Striations

• by Ian4mars

  Comments please on my observation.

  Posted June 12, 2013 5:50 PM

• by Kitharode moderator in response to Ian4mars's comment.

  Hi There. The parallel lines are most likely Yardangs and there may well be a coating of ice in the image, but I don't think we're seeing ice dunes. The rippled background is probably an exposed area of the 'southern layered deposits' which is now being eroded by the wind to form the yardangs. See here for full explanation: http://blog.planetfour.org/2013/01/15/you-have-asked/

  Posted June 12, 2013 6:26 PM