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Terrestrial Mars analogs
Bjorn Jonsson
post Aug 11 2008, 03:07 PM
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During some of my holiday trips I have paid particular attention to Mars analogs. Some interesting examples follow.

Gullies, gullies everywhere - these are very common:
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A closeup of some of these gullies. As far as I know the stuff near their ends is brought there by avalanches of mud/rocks/water that occur periodically during spring thaws or are caused by extreme amounts of rain over a short period of time in the summer:
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Somewhat 'Phoenix-like' polygonal terrain:
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An overview of the polygonal terrain:
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Finally an older one showing rocky/sandy terrain:

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djellison
post Feb 2 2009, 08:44 AM
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I'll be visiting the 'Mars Hill' in Death Valley in March. LOTS of Photos.
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