Climate Cycles Could Have Carved Canyons on Mars

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Climate Cycles Could Have Carved Canyons on Mars

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Researchers think Mars may have experienced a series of climate cycles, which etched the planet’s surface with river valleys and lake basins. Julia Rosen reports.

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Jan 11, 2017

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