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Northern Gullies

This image from NASA's Mars Global Surveyor shows a group of gullies formed on the equator-facing wall of a north mid-latitude crater. Gullies such as these might have formed from the erosive forces of liquid water.
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Credits: NASA/JPL/Malin Space Science Systems
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3 August 2006
This Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) image shows a group of gullies formed on the equator-facing wall of a north mid-latitude crater. Gullies such as these might have formed from the erosive forces of liquid water.

Location near: 49.4°N, 56.1°W
Image width: ~3 km (~1.9 mi)
Illumination from: lower left
Season: Northern Spring