Mars surface shaped by furious floods from overflowing craters, study says

The Mars surface was shaped by furious floods from overflowing craters (ASA/GSFC/ JPL ASU)

The surface of Mars was shaped by fast and furious floods from overflowing craters, a new study suggests.

While river erosion on Earth is usually a slow process, on the red planet massive floods from overflowing crater lakes had a big role in shaping the Martian surface.