File:34189 1740cutoff.jpg
Revision as of 13:18, 21 December 2020 by Suitupandshowup (talk | contribs) (Cutoff meander. This forms as a river cuts its outer bank and curves more and more, until it decides to take a “short-cut.” The abandoned channel may have formed an oxbow lake, when water was present. This type of river system forms slowly over time, unlike the catastrophic flood channels seen elsewhere on Mars. Source: https://www.uahirise.org/ESP_034189_1740 Image credit: NASA/JUPL/University of Arizona/Secosky)
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Cutoff meander. This forms as a river cuts its outer bank and curves more and more, until it decides to take a “short-cut.” The abandoned channel may have formed an oxbow lake, when water was present. This type of river system forms slowly over time, unlike the catastrophic flood channels seen elsewhere on Mars.
Source: https://www.uahirise.org/ESP_034189_1740
Image credit: NASA/JUPL/University of Arizona/Secosky
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