• Valles Marineris, Mars
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    The best-preserved valley networks on Mars are often the youngest. These dense valleys formed on the plateau and canyon walls of Valles Marineris between 1.8 and 3.5 billion years ago. Possible deltas formed where valleys drained into a basin near the canyon bottom.

    Mars Odyssey, THEMIS; NASA/JPL/Arizona State University image
    Mars Global Surveyor, MOC; NASA/JPL/Malin Space Science Systems image

  • Valles Marineris, Mars

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