• Outflow Channels on Mars
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    Blue arrows show the direction of water flow in these outflow channels. Streamlined islands (orange arrows) formed around obstacles, such as the small crater at center left. Scablands, cataracts, and grooves carved into the channel floors are similar to features found on Earth where large floods have occurred, such as the Channeled Scabland of eastern Washington state.

    Mars Odyssey, THEMIS

  • Outflow Channels on Mars

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