Science Question:
How can comparing Earth channels to channels on Mars help us to find possible water sources on Mars?

Main Results:
1) Some of the channels that we found on Mars looked like waterways we see on Earth. The channel would include tributaries and aprons and the direction would always be downhill.

2) The channels found near Valles Mariners looked the most like the channels on Earth.

3) Although we don’t know exactly where water could have been, we did collect some areas where there would be a possibility of subterranean water. They are mostly areas that are now flat and covered by other types of erosion such as impact craters and lava flow.

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Extra Comments:
1) There is a great similarity between volcanic and water channels.

2) Over time, wind and sand have probably worn away or filled in the mountain ridges, making them smooth and erasing all evidence of smaller streams.

3) Our topic is exciting and appealing to study, because it is a scientific frontier on a foreign planet. It involves sending humans to another world for the first time. It opens our eyes to possibilities of endless proportions.