Science and Exploration

An Ancient Lakebed In Huo Hsing Vallis On Mars

By Keith Cowing
Status Report
NASA
January 9, 2023
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An Ancient Lakebed In Huo Hsing Vallis On Mars
An Ancient Lakebed In Huo Hsing Vallis

Huo Hsing Vallis is an ancient river valley named after the Chinese word for Mars.

This view shows a very flat area with a dense pattern of rectilinear fractures, as often seen on dry lakebeds on Earth.

ID: ESP_076576_2075
date: 27 November 2022
altitude: 284 km

https://uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_076576_2075NASA/JPL-Caltech/UArizona

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