HiRISE: Valley networks in the ancient highlands

ESP_045299_1545The valley networks on Mars are terrains eroded by flowing water billions of years ago.

In places where the bedrock is well exposed, we often see a variety of colors due to altered minerals and polygonal patterns perhaps due to wet, clay-rich deposits. [More at link]

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