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  "textContent": "Ancient floods once ripped across Mars, carving the massive Shalbatana Vallis channel and reshaping the planet’s surface. New Mars Express images reveal a chaotic landscape of craters, lava, and collapsed terrain that may hold clues to a lost Martian ocean. ESA’s Mars Express mission is highlighting Shalbatana Vallis this month, a striking Martian valley shaped [...]",
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