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Unnamed (and yet beautiful) Crater with Gullies in Terra Sirenum
This image shows part of an unnamed crater, itself located inside the much larger Newton Crater, in Terra Sirenum. This unnamed crater is approx. 7 Km in diameter (over 4 miles) and some 700 mt (about 760 yards) deep. 
Numerous gully systems are visible on the East- and South-facing walls of the crater; their characteristics are astonishingly diverse, though.
These troughs are extremely rectilinear, lack tributaries and do not seem to have terminal fan deposits: they terminate rather abruptly, some of them in a spatula-like shape. Their characteristics contrast sharply with those of gully systems elsewhere in this same crater, which are sinuous, have numerous tributaries and show distinct fan deposits.
HiRISE is unveiling the large diversity exhibited by Martian Gully Systems, thanks to its HR, stereo and color capabilities. These diverse types of gullies observed may have been produced by different mechanisms. Current leading hypotheses explaining the origin of gullies include erosion from seepage or eruption of water from a subsurface aquifer, melting of ground ice, or surface snow; and dry landslides. 
Parole chiave: Mars from orbit - Craters - Unnamed Crater with Gullies

Unnamed (and yet beautiful) Crater with Gullies in Terra Sirenum

This image shows part of an unnamed crater, itself located inside the much larger Newton Crater, in Terra Sirenum. This unnamed crater is approx. 7 Km in diameter (over 4 miles) and some 700 mt (about 760 yards) deep.
Numerous gully systems are visible on the East- and South-facing walls of the crater; their characteristics are astonishingly diverse, though.
These troughs are extremely rectilinear, lack tributaries and do not seem to have terminal fan deposits: they terminate rather abruptly, some of them in a spatula-like shape. Their characteristics contrast sharply with those of gully systems elsewhere in this same crater, which are sinuous, have numerous tributaries and show distinct fan deposits.
HiRISE is unveiling the large diversity exhibited by Martian Gully Systems, thanks to its HR, stereo and color capabilities. These diverse types of gullies observed may have been produced by different mechanisms. Current leading hypotheses explaining the origin of gullies include erosion from seepage or eruption of water from a subsurface aquifer, melting of ground ice, or surface snow; and dry landslides.

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Nome del file:Psp_001697_1390_red.jpg
Nome album:MareKromium / Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO)
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Parole chiave:Mars / from / orbit / - / Craters / - / Unnamed / Crater / with / Gullies
Copyright:NASA - Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter e Lunar Explorer Italia per la pulizia digitale del frame e la colorizzazione
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