Neretva Vallis

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Neretva Vallis is an ancient Martian valley system interpreted as a former river channel that once fed water into Jezero Crater, the landing site of NASA’s Perseverance rover.

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Label Occurrences
Neretva Vallis canonical 1

Statements (33)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Martian valley
paleoriver channel
valley system on Mars
associatedWith Jezero Crater delta
Jezero Crater
surface form: Jezero Crater paleolake
connectedTo Jezero Crater
considered major inlet system to Jezero Crater
evidenceFor ancient Martian hydrologic activity
past surface water on Mars
feedsInto Jezero Crater
formedBy fluvial erosion
geomorphologicalType branching channel system
sinuous valley
hasRelevanceFor reconstruction of ancient Martian drainage networks
search for past life on Mars
hasRole inlet valley to Jezero Crater
hasScientificInterest Martian climate history
astrobiology
sedimentology
indicates long-lived fluvial activity
potential ancient lake in Jezero Crater
interpretedAs former river channel
locatedOn Mars
mappedUsing digital elevation models
orbital imagery
namedAfter Neretva River NERFINISHED
nameOrigin Earth river in the Balkans
observedBy Mars Global Surveyor
Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter
partOf Jezero Crater watershed
relatedToMission Perseverance rover
surface form: Mars 2020 Perseverance rover
studiedInContextOf NASA Perseverance rover landing site selection
surfaceProcess water-driven erosion

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Jezero Crater hasInflowChannels Neretva Vallis