Craters in the channel floor

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SteveS — 1/23/2004 6:58:24 PM (archived)

Look at the craters at the bottom of the channel in this 1.363 KB image.

This should indicate that the channel is very old or the craters are not that old. The lower right corner of the image shows what looks like the remnants of a crater rim in the channel an might have filled in.

Great photos.

SteveS

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Europeans Find Evidence of Water on Mars - SteveS - 1/23/2004 1:16:59 PM
- I was under the impression that water at the poles was very old news - Tom Brosz - 1/23/2004 7:11:04 PM
  - re: poles - Raoul - 1/23/2004 7:50:26 PM
    - Mariner-7 detected water vapor above the south pole icecap of Mars: August, 1969. (n/t) - Jacob Samorodin - 1/23/2004 8:54:23 PM
  - As was I and along with 'evidence' of water flow - SteveS - 1/23/2004 7:42:38 PM
- MSNBC: European orbiter detects water on Mars - SteveS - 1/23/2004 2:32:48 PM
  - re: MSNBC: European orbiter detects water on Mars - Raoul - 1/23/2004 5:31:45 PM
    - Craters in the channel floor - SteveS - 1/23/2004 6:58:24 PM
    - Awesome pic of Hellas Basin! - Buck Galaxy - 1/23/2004 6:06:58 PM
      - Dig that blue, man! (n/t) - Robert Clark - 1/23/2004 11:09:44 PM

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