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Recent images from ESA's ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter suggest that dust avalanches and dry non-seasonal factors like meteoroid impacts and winds are significant drivers of the dark streaks, or recurring slope lineae, on Mars, helping to clarify their mysterious origins and offering insights into the planet's dynamic environment.
A rare meteoroid impact on Mars near Apollinaris Mons caused dust avalanches and new surface streaks, captured by ESA's ExoMars orbiter, highlighting that most slope streaks are driven by wind and dust rather than impacts, with implications for understanding Mars' current and past environment.
A new study using AI analysis of satellite images has revealed that the mysterious dark streaks on Mars are caused by dry dust avalanches, not flowing water, challenging previous beliefs about the planet's surface processes and habitability potential.