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Tag Archives: fluvial processes
Inverted terrain shows ancient stream-flow details
River deposits exist across the surface of Mars and record a surface environment from over 3.5 billion years ago that was able to support liquid water at the surface. A region of Mars named Aeolis Dorsa contains some of the … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Dorsa, fluvial channels, fluvial erosion, fluvial landforms, fluvial processes, inverted channels, inverted topography
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HiRISE: Cataracts in Kasei Valles
Obviously these are not the kind of cataracts that can develop in the lenses of your eyes, but large erosional scallops that form in river channels, like the Niagara Falls draining the Great Lakes of North America. Cataracts are large … Continue reading
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Tagged cataracts, fluvial channels, fluvial deposits, fluvial erosion, fluvial landforms, fluvial processes, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Kasei Valles, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, University of Arizona
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HiRISE: Surface textures in Sinus Meridiani
Surface textures in Sinus Meridiani. Beautiful Mars series.
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Tagged Beautiful Mars, fluvial processes, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, Meridiani Planum, MRO, NASA, University of Arizona
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