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Sublimation of water can levitate sediments for downslope movement

Scientists from The Open University (OU) have discovered a process that could explain the long-debated mystery of how land features on Mars are formed in the absence of significant amounts of water. Experiments carried out in the OU Mars Simulation … Continue reading

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Three newly named Mars features

From the Astrogeology Science Center of the U.S. Geological Survey: The IAU Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature has approved names for three features on Mars: Badwater crater, Greeley crater, and Syria Colles. For more information, see the Gazetteer of … Continue reading

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