At 16:35:33 UTC the Mastcam Right filmed this ridge of stratified rocks, from which some flows, probably of water, originate.
Also in this case the flows are associated with color variations that include different shades and leave little doubt about the nature of these flows!
I emphasize that a few weeks ago the ground temperature began to go well above 0 ° C and it is therefore perfectly understandable that for some hours of the day can form liquid water.
The original image is a black and white encoding of the Bayer mask that has been converted to color through a process called “debayering” or “demosaicing”. In addition, the photo has undergone noise reduction due to Jpeg compression, white balance and a slight increase in microcontrast and color saturation in order to make the colors more similar to what the human eye would see.
Original image: https://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/msl-raw-images/msss/02685/mcam/2685MR0140530010604755C00_DXXX.jpg
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