Northwestern Branch of Mangala Vallis

One of the many branches of the Mangala Vallis channel system is seen in this image from NASA Mars Odyssey spacecraft. The water that likely carved the channels emerged from a huge graben or fracture almost 1000 km to the south.

One of the many branches of the Mangala Vallis channel system is seen in this image from NASA Mars Odyssey spacecraft. The water that likely carved the channels emerged from a huge graben or fracture almost 1000 km to the south.