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This location shows a ridge within a valley that may help our understanding of inverted channels on Mars. Inverted channels are fluvial channels that have been preserved against erosion by sedimentary or geochemical processes.
Further study of inverted channel formation is necessary for characterizing the conditions and processes of past environments. The ridge in the center of this valley is morphologically similar to the many inverted channels in the region of Aeolis Dorsa, and possibly represents a unique opportunity to observe a fluvial channel in the process of inversion.
ID: ESP_048075_1780
date: 28 October 2016
altitude: 269 km
NASA/JPL/UArizona