Study suggests Gullies on Mars could have been formed by liquid meltwater
Researchers have found new insights into how water from melting ice could have helped in the formation of ravine-like channels that cut down the sides of impact craters on Mars.Called Martian gullies, which look similar to gullies that form on Earth in the Dry Valleys of Antarctica, are caused by water erosion from melting glaciers. The researchers, published their paper in Science, found that when Mars tilts on its axis to 35 degrees, the atmosphere becomes dense enough for brief episodes of melting to occur at gully…