River belt discovery helps scientists understand ancient rivers

Source: Science Daily

A researcher has come up with a rule that connects channel belts to river patterns, finding that, in general, the more channels a river has, the narrower its channel belt. Since the physics shaping rivers is the same over time and place, the rule should hold for ancient rivers and rivers on other planets, too.

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/06/220614184100.htm