Mars Yardangs Tell a Triple Tale of Wind, Lava, and Impact

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Source: Indian Defence Review
Mars Yardangs Tell a Triple Tale of Wind, Lava, and Impact
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ESA's Mars Express imagery reveals wind-sculpted yardangs in the Medusae Fossae Formation near Eumenides Dorsum, showing how Martian winds carve ridges and overlap with a recent lava flow and a nearby impact crater—a rare snapshot of wind erosion, volcanism, and impact in one frame.

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