Alluvial fan

Published September 28, 2012 at 946 × 710 in More evidence of water from the Mars rover

Sediment spreading out downslope to lower ground (cooler colors) indicates a stream was present, leaving the sediment as it flowed, and, eventually, dried out.

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Alluvial fan

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