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Valley Network Relationships with Noachian Era Craters and Modern Dunes

Valley Network Relationships with Noachian Era Craters and Modern Dunes

Valley Networks of Mars
This image features dense, highly branched valley networks, two branches of which seem to originate in circular features: ancient crater floors, or something else? The floors of the valley networks are presently filled with north-south aligned dunes that look very pretty when lit up in afternoon light.

ID: ESP_076869_1535
date: 19 December 2022
altitude: 254 km

https://uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_076869_1535
NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Arizona
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Black & white is less than 5 km across; enhanced color is less than 1 km. For full observation details, visit the ID link.