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The Tinjar Valles are an ancient set of
outflow channel Outflow channels are extremely long, wide swathes of scoured ground on Mars.Carr, M.H. (2006), ''The Surface of Mars''. Cambridge Planetary Science Series, Cambridge University Press. They extend many hundreds of kilometers in length and are typ ...
s in the
Amenthes quadrangle The Amenthes quadrangle is one of a series of 30 quadrangle maps of Mars used by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) Astrogeology Research Program. The Amenthes quadrangle is also referred to as MC-14 (Mars Chart-14). The quadrangle co ...
of Mars, located at 38° north latitude and 235.8° west longitude. They are 425 km long and were named after a modern river in
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. They have been identified as
outflow channel Outflow channels are extremely long, wide swathes of scoured ground on Mars.Carr, M.H. (2006), ''The Surface of Mars''. Cambridge Planetary Science Series, Cambridge University Press. They extend many hundreds of kilometers in length and are typ ...
s.Carr, M.H. (2006), The Surface of Mars. Cambridge Planetary Science Series, Cambridge University Press.


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Valleys and canyons on Mars Amenthes quadrangle {{Mars-stub