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Hummocky Plains Unit: Flood deposit in Gale Crater
The presence of water on Mars has been theorized for centuries. Early telescopes revealed ice caps, and early astronomers noted channels that were hypothesized to be natural rivers or creature-created canals. (…) Since its landing on the “Red Planet” in … Continue reading
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Tagged conglomerate rocks, Curiosity, floods, Gale Crater, Hummocky Plains Unit, Mars Science Laboratory, MSL, NASA, outburst floods
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