A lake in Uzboi Vallis and implications for Late Noachian-Early Hesperian climate on Mars

► A morphologic, topographic and mineralogical analysis of Uzboi Vallis, Mars. ► Short-lived paleolake existed in Uzboi Vallis from the Late Noachian-to-Hesperian. ► Lake in Uzboi overflowed, breaching the Holden rim at an elevation of −350 m. ► Uzboi drained and was not significantly modified by any minimal, subsequent flow. ► Precipitation-derived runoff dominated contributions to the Uzboi lake.