Sentence with present participle

Tony, the diffs are slight and subtle but just for the hellovit here goes nothin,' in a fit of wRath

These deposits were believed to be residue of liquid water as it broke out of cliffs and crater walls, carried sediment downhill through the gullies, and later evaporated.

"It" sorta dangles as you no doubt realized in the rewrites


These deposits were believed to be residue of liquid water, which broke out of cliffs and crater walls, carried sediment downhill through the gullies, and later evaporated.

Okay but awkward as you obviously corrected in the version below. 'Course you don't need "liquid" unless you're somehow comparing with icewater

These deposits were believed to be residue of liquid water breaking out of cliffs and crater walls, then carrying sediment downhill through the gullies, and later evaporating.

Dunno if ya need the "then," but definitely there's a trend away from commas

So ya can see my clever use of tone

As for sig diffs, doubtless we'll hear from those more technically inclined