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Recurring Slope Lineae in false color

Slope lineae in Mars’ Hale Crater, as seen by HiRISE. — Slope lineae in Mars’ Hale Crater, as seen by HiRISE. Image: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Univ. of Arizona

This false-color image of a slope in Mars’ Hale Crater shows slope lineae in a yellowish-brown, again where rougher terrain meets a more gradual slope.

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