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ScienceMay 15, 2026

A Cataclysmic Upswelling of Groundwater Carved This Channel on Mars

A Cataclysmic Upswelling of Groundwater Carved This Channel on Mars
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Shalbatana Vallis is a 1300 km water channel on Mars. It was carved out in one cataclysmic flooding event, possibly triggered by a massive impact. It's more evidence that liquid water once flowed on Mars.

It's more evidence that liquid water once flowed on Mars.

It's more evidence that liquid wa. A Cataclysmic Upswelling of Groundwater Carved This Channel on Mars.

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