Water On Mars - Images

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River valleys

  • Area around Northern Kasei Valles, showing relationships among Kasei Valles, Bahram Vallis, Vedra Vallis, Maumee Vallis, and Maja Valles. Location is Lunae Palus quadrangle

  • Branched channels in Thaumasia quadrangle

  • The branched channels seen by Viking from orbit strongly suggested that it rained on Mars in the past. Location is Margaritifer Sinus quadrangle.

  • Semeykin Crater with detailed drainage system. Location is Ismenius Lacus quadrangle.

  • Channels near the rim of Ius Chasma. Their pattern and high density suggest precipitation as the source of the water. Location is Coprates quadrangle.

  • Ravi Vallis was probably formed when catastrophic floods came out of the ground. Location is Margaritifer Sinus quadrangle.

  • Tear-drop shaped islands caused by flood waters from Maja Vallis, as seen by Viking Orbiter. Location is Oxia Palus quadrangle

  • Flat terrain near the north pole of Mars showing polygonal patterns.

  • Patterned ground on Mars at 45° North

  • These rings on Mars may have been caused by crust moving over steam produced by lava interacting with water ice.

Gullies

  • Crater wall inside Mariner Crater showing a large group of gullies

  • Gullies on one wall of Kaiser Crater. Gullies usually are found in only one wall of a crater. Location is Noachis quadrangle.

  • Gullies near Newton Crater. Location is Phaethontis quadrangle

  • Gullies near Newton Crater

Glaciers

  • Glacier moving down valley, then spreading out on plain. Location is Ismenius Lacus quadrangle

  • This is the terminal moraine of a glacier. For scale, the box shows the approximate size of a football field. Location is Hellas quadrangle

  • Radar studies indicate that this glacier contains mostly pure water ice. It is moving from the right. Location is Ismenius Lacus quadrangle.

  • Tongue-Shaped Glacier. Location is Hellas quadrangle.

Other

  • The white area is water ice that has been exposed by an impact. Location is Cebrenia quadrangle.

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