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Maja Valles

Waters from theVedra Valles,Maumee Valles, and Maja Valles went from Lunae Planum on the left, toChryse Planitia on the right. Image is located inLunae Palus quadrangle and was taken by Viking Orbiter.
Coordinates	12°36′N58°18′W / 12.6°N 58.3°W /12.6; -58.3

TheMaja Valles are a large system of ancientoutflow channels in theLunae Palus quadrangle on Mars.

Their location is 12.6° north latitude and 58.3° west longitude. The name is a Nepali word for "Mars".^[1] The Maja Valles begin atJuventae Chasma. Parts of the system have been partially buried by thin volcanic debris. The channels end atChryse Planitia.^[2][3]

Hugeoutflow channels were found in many areas by the Viking Orbiters. They showed that floods of water broke through dams, carved deep valleys, eroded grooves into bedrock, and traveled thousands of kilometers.^[4][5][6]The Maja Valles show evidence of lava flows in the northern section. Studies with HiRISE and CTX images suggest that the lava flows did not reach the turbulence necessary to erode large channels. So, the Maja Valles are believed to have been formed through water erosion.^[7]

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  Area around the NorthernKasei Valles, also showingBahram Vallis and theVedra Valles,Maumee Valles, and Maja Valles. Map location is inLunae Palus quadrangle and includes parts ofLunae Planum andChryse Planitia.
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  Map showing relative positions of several channel systems in Lunae Palus quadrangle, including the Vedra Valles, Maumee Valles, and Maja Valles. Box indicates where these valleys can be found. Colors show elevation.
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  Tear-drop shaped islands caused by flood waters from the Maja Valles, as seen by Viking Orbiter. Image is located inOxia Palus quadrangle.
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  Streamlined islands seen by Viking showed that large floods occurred on Mars. Image is of a small part of the Maja Valles and is located inLunae Palus quadrangle.
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  Scour patterns, located inLunae Palus quadrangle, were produced by flowing water from the Maja Valles, which lie just to the left of this mosaic. Detail of flow around Dromore Crater is shown on the next image.
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  Great amounts of water were required to carry out the erosion shown in this Viking image of a small part of the Maja Valles. Image is located inLunae Palus quadrangle.
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  A streamlined island in the Maja Valles, as seen byHiRISE. The island formed behind the impact crater partially visible at lower right.
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  Map ofLunae Palus quadrangle with labels.

• Chaos terrain – Distinctive area of broken or jumbled terrain
• Geology of Mars – Scientific study of the surface, crust, and interior of the planet Mars
• HiRISE – Camera on board the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter
• Juventae Chasma – Box canyon on Mars
• Lakes on Mars – Former bodies of water on Mars
• List of areas of chaos terrain on Mars
• Lunae Palus quadrangle – Quadrangle map of Mars
• Martian chaos terrain – Irregular groups of large blocks of rock
• Outburst flood – High-magnitude, low-frequency catastrophic flood involving the sudden release of water
• Outflow channels – Long, wide swathes of scoured ground on Mars

• Baker, V.R.; Carr, M.H.; Gulick, V.C.; Williams, C.R. & Marley, M.S. "Channels and Valley Networks". In Kieffer, H.H.; Jakosky, B.M.; Snyder, C.W. & Matthews, M.S. (eds.).Mars. Tucson, AZ:University of Arizona Press.
• Carr, M.H. (11 January 2007). "Channels, Valleys and Gullies".The Surface of Mars.Cambridge University Press.ISBN 978-0-521-87201-0.

• Valleys and canyons on Mars
• Lunae Palus quadrangle

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