Science and Exploration

A Channel Crossing On Mars

By Keith Cowing
Press Release
NASA HiRISE
July 14, 2022
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A Channel Crossing On Mars
A Channel Crossing On Mars
NASA HiRISE

This observation targets a channel crossing a heavily eroded wrinkle ridge.

On the south side of the wrinkle ridge, a dark-toned channel is inset within a light-toned material. The light-toned material may be related to the channel, possibly altered minerals related to the presence of groundwater in the past.

ID: ESP_073790_1485
date: 24 April 2022
altitude: 253 km

https://uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_073790_1485NASA/JPL-Caltech/UArizona

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