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ISBN: 9780321839558

Author: Jeffrey O. Bennett, Megan O. Donahue, Nicholas Schneider, Mark Voit

Publisher: Addison-Wesley

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Chapter 9, Problem 34EAP

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34. Which describes our understanding of flowing water on Mars? (a) It was never important. (b) It was important once, but is no longer. (c) It is a major process on the Martian surface today.

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