Martian landscape. This HiRISE image shows a channel in the Cerberus Palus region near Athabasca Valles. A Martian 'outflow channel,' likely carved by a massive flood of groundwater. However, it is now coated with a thin veneer of lava, following a massive volcanic eruption that flowed down the channel. The reason a channel formed here is the ridge running across the image. Once fluid reached the top of this ridge, flow was concentrated there and carved a deeper channel. Image shows terrain less than 5 km (3 mi) across. A unique optimised version of NASA imagery. Credit: NASA/JPL/UArizona

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Size: 10240px × 4310px
Location: Mars, Cerberus Palus Region, near Athabasca Valles
Photo credit: © NASA / digitaleye / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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