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These intriguing high latitude features are associated with the [[Geyser (Mars)|Martian Geysers]]. The geysers themselves (if that is what they are) are thought to be results of dry ice turning to gas. The dark spots - which at one point were thought to be photosynthetic life, are now thought to be the debris from the geysers.
However, later in the year the flow like features extend down the slopes from the dark spots, sometimes at a rate of meters per day. The details differ for the two hemispheres. In the Southern hemisphere,
This image shows the flow like features of the southern hemisphere.
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