A plateau and surrounding
steep slopes within the Valles Marineris.
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Image from: Malin Space Science Systems
Gullies of Valles Marineris
This view of Valles Marineris shows debris-filled gullies very much like canyons on Earth.
The layered rocks seen in
these images indicates that there may have been a complicated and active early
history for geologic processes on Mars.
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