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Searching for Clinoforms in a Possible Delta
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Searching for Clinoforms in a Possible Delta

NASA / JPL · 2015-07-01 · photograph (digital archive)

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A delta is a pile of sediment dumped by a river where it enters a standing body of water. Evidence for deltas that formed billions of years ago on Mars has been mounting in recent years. One line of evidence not yet investigated is to search for what are called clinoforms. In geology, a clinoform refers to a steep slope of sediment on the outer margin of a delta.

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Credit lineSearching for Clinoforms in a Possible Delta. NASA/JPL, 2015-07-01. Public domain. ID: PIA19848.
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