However, there are lots of images that suggest sedimentary deposits (which might imply deposition in water environments).

http://www.msss.com/

One of the outstanding questions about Mars is this: When the liquid water was running around on the surface, did it gradually flow (over many many years) or did it rush all at once in a flood? What does the evidence tell us?

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