| Water Channels in Hephaestus | spacecowboy2006 | 4/18/12 1:54 PM | Dried-up river channels flow out from craters of Hephaestus region on Mars, showing that water exists there, frozen beneath the dusty surface. The heat of a large impact melted the ice, causing liquid water to flow away from the craters and carve the |
| Re: Water Channels in Hephaestus | Sjakie2010 | 4/29/12 12:48 PM | Hi SC, While drifting over the Mars surface I noticed a kind of trial (first placemark). Is this a water channel or just part of the crater. The trail at the other site shows blue spots (second placemark). Where does this color come from. When lookin |
| Re: Water Channels in Hephaestus | Hill (GEC moderator) | 4/29/12 1:29 PM | Here is how the Mars scientists classify the feature(s). The center part of the crater floor subsided creating a ring offset by a scarp. So it is not a water feature. The blue color is an imagery flaw in a black and white photo. Note: It is best to |
| Re: Water Channels in Hephaestus | Sjakie2010 | 4/30/12 1:53 AM | Ah, I should have put the HiRISE layer on. Thanks for making me aware of that.I responded to SC's post because my question was about the same topic, I thought at first. |