Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Provides Insights About Mars Water

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False-color image of gully channels in a crater in the southern highlands of Mars taken by the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment camera on the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. Image credit: NASAJPLUniversity of Arizona
False-color image of gully channels in a crater in the southern highlands of Mars, taken by the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment camera on the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. Image credit: NASA/JPL/University of Arizona

NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) is examining several features on Mars that address the role of water at different times in Martian history.


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