Water flowed ‘recently’ on Mars
In both cases, scientists found bright, light-coloured deposits in the gullies that were not present in the original photos. They concluded that the deposits - possibly mud, salt or frost - were left there when water recently cascaded through the channels.
Other scientists think it possible that gullies like this were caused not by water but by liquid carbon dioxide.
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