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Planetary Researchers Create Map of Early Mars’ River Systems | Planetary Science, Space Exploration – Sci-News.com
Using data from the Context Camera aboard NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, planetary researchers have generated an 8-trillion-pixel global map of Mars and performed…
Using data from the Context Camera aboard NASAs Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, planetary researchers have generated an 8-trillion-pixel global map of Mars and performed the first systematic global survey of Martian fluvial (river) ridges.
This image shows a suite of fluvial ridges on Mars (at 67.64 °E, 43.37 °S). Image credit: J. Dickson.
Mars used to be a wet world, as evidenced by rock records of lakes, rivers, and glaciers.
The Martian river ridges were formed between 4 and 3 billion years ago…
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