Space/Science — HabitableZone

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More from Mars' South Polar Region

Ice filled craters?
Icy Craters

Nice Gullies
Gullies

Nice Gullies perpendicular to layering
More Gullies

I would like you to note the central crater peak in this picture;
Central Peak Gullies

Notice the gullies on one side. I have recently noticed gullies on isolated mountains and central peaks.

Why is this important? I don’t see how such a small area could hold an aquifer capable of producing these gullies. I wonder if water frost could be seasonally deposited. Then as it warms, it melts at the soil level while a layer of ice (or an ICE dust mixture) stays on the surface.

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