Mars

Wide Gullies In Terra Cimmeria On Mars

By Keith Cowing
Status Report
NASA
April 9, 2026
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Wide Gullies In Terra Cimmeria On Mars
Wide Gullies In Terra Cimmeria Larger imagery, NASA HiRISE

The objective of this observation is to examine a group of gullies that are quite wide, but have short channels, on the eastern side of an impact crater.

Terra Cimmeria, in the heavily cratered Southern Highlands of Mars, is a region of interest because of Eridania, paleolake that existed during the early part of Mars’ past, when liquid water was abundant in the area.

Astrobiology, Astrogeology,

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