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Stratigraphy of Alluvial Fans in Saheki Crater
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Stratigraphy of Alluvial Fans in Saheki Crater

NASA / JPL · 2016-03-23 · photograph (digital archive)

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Alluvial fans are gently-sloping wedges of sediments deposited by flowing water. Some of the best-preserved alluvial fans on Mars are in Saheki Crater, seen here by NASA Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter spacecraft.

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Credit lineStratigraphy of Alluvial Fans in Saheki Crater. NASA/JPL, 2016-03-23. Public domain. ID: PIA20538.
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