Dao Vallis

Dao Vallis begins near a large volcano, Hadriacus Mons, so it is thought to have received water when hot magma melted huge amounts of ice in the frozen ground. Much of this water may have been released in very large "outburst floods". The partially circular depressions on the left side of the channel in the image below suggests that groundwater sapping also contributed water more gradually. Image:Dao Vallis.JPG|Section of Dao Vallis, as seen by THEMIS. Click on image to see relationship of Dao Vallis to other nearby features. ==See also==