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Nilosyrtis, Dao, and Harmakhis

Thanks for those references. There are a lot of areas along the "shore" of Nilosyrtis that look like they result from (current?) glacial action. Actually, it looks almost like ice is being forced up sequentially in places and that it is possibly the cause of the break up of the "coast."

Almost identical "glacial" formations are found in Dao and Harmakhis Valles, down around Hellas.

Note here Lower Harmakhis:

http://ida.wr.usgs.gov/fullres/divided/fha013/fha01325b.jpg


And note here the channels on the side of Dao:

http://ida.wr.usgs.gov/fullres/divided/m03034/m0303480g.jpg


Something is flowing from the channels onto the surface of the valley. What could it be? And there are distinct flow lines within the valley. What could have caused them?

Cheers, B R Felix

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