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This photograph shows channels in the sand on Mars and suggests that water created them. It also shows a picture if a water channel on Earth and the two.

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2 This photograph shows channels in the sand on Mars and suggests that water created them. It also shows a picture if a water channel on Earth and the two channels are very similar.

3 River Valleys such as this one on Valles Marineris resemble a river-cut valley. The picture shows the direction of the flow and tributaries to the river.

4 Valles Marineris Valles Marineris Different sedimentary rock layers have been found on Mars similar to this one on Holden Crater. These layers suggest that this area was once a lake.

5 “MOC Images Suggest Recent Sources of Liquid Water on Mars.” Mars Global Surveyor Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC). 22 June 2000. Malin Space Science Systems. 3 April 2002. “The Case of the Missing Mars Water.” Mars Exploration. 5 January 2001. 3 April 2002.


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