Using this image, our goal is to better understand the past fluvial and lacustrine (lake-like) environment and processes on Mars, and how they compare to those on Earth.
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We should see a number of tributaries emptying into a carved channel into one of the main river channels of Tader Valles.
Image: NASA/JPL/University of Arizona https://www.uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_050064_1315
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