The channel in today's VIS image is called Auqakuh Vallis. Large channels on Mars are named for the word mars/star in different languages on Earth, small channels are named for rivers on Earth. Auqakuh is the word mars in Quechua (Inca). Orbit Number 79261 Latitude Longitude Instrument VIS Captured 2019-10-27 16 12

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