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HiRISE: Surface patterns of glacier-like landforms

Posted on September 22, 2016 by rburnham

The rotational axis of Mars is currently tilted by about 25 degrees, very similar to that of the Earth (at 23.4 degrees). However, while Earth’s axial tilt (also known as “obliquity”) tends to change very slightly over time (almost 3 … Continue reading →

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