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HiRISE: Melas Chasma valleys

Valleys in Melas Chasma. Caption throwback (2008): The interpretation is that the valleys formed by precipitation in the late Hesperian epoch and the water that formed them collected in the basin to produce a lake where sediment was deposited. This … Continue reading

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Evidence for fluvial deposition in Arabia Terra

[Editor’s note: From a paper by Joel Davis and six co-authors recently published in the Journal of Geophysical Research.] A Diverse Array of Fluvial Depositional Systems in Arabia Terra: Evidence for mid‐Noachian to Early Hesperian Rivers on Mars • Fluvial … Continue reading

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HiRISE: A valley in Libya Montes

A valley in Libya Montes. The objective of this observation is to examine what looks like a valley with a channel on its bed. The Libya Montes are a highland terrain on Mars up-lifted by the giant impact that created … Continue reading

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HiRISE: Valleys in a crater north of Sacra Sulci

Valleys in a crater to the north of Sacra Sulci. Small valleys similar to these have been dated to the Hesperian and Amazonian epochs in other areas of Mars, making them some of the youngest features formed by the flow … Continue reading

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HiRISE: Terrain near Idaeus Fossae

Terrain near Idaeus Fossae. Many valleys occur all over Mars that reveal an extensive ancient history of liquid water erosion. While these valley systems are typically now covered with fine soils and sand dunes, the overall scale and shape of … Continue reading

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HiRISE: We found geology in a chaotic place

We found geology in a chaotic place. The terrain here lives up to its description as “chaotic:” we see small hills, mesas, buttes and valleys. This area is called Oxia Palus, and its debris likely came from Ravi Vallis, which … Continue reading

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THEMIS: Crater floor infill and valley

THEMIS Image of the Day, November 2, 2018. This VIS image shows a large linear depression in the center of an unnamed crater in Noachis Terra. This crater and the nearby Maunder and Asimov craters share this odd morphology. The … Continue reading

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HiRISE: Tributary valleys near Shalbatana Vallis

Tributary valleys near Shalbatana Vallis. One of the justifications for taking this image was to look for inner valley features such as terraces. Beautiful Mars series. [More at links]

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THEMIS: Ice-choked Mamers Valles

THEMIS Image of the Day, March 27, 2018. Today’s VIS image shows a section of Mamers Valles, located in Arabia Terra. The smooth material with flowlines that fills the valley channel is likely glacier ice, similar to valley glaciers in … Continue reading

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HiRISE: Fresh shallow valleys and fans in north Arabia Terra

Fresh shallow valleys and fans in north Arabia Terra. Beautiful Mars series.

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