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Solar System s Largest Canyon Is 10 Times The Size Of The Grand Canyon, Claims NASA
NASA recently revealed details of the solar system s largest Canyon. The space agency also informed that it is 10 times the size of the Grand Canyon on Earth.
The new images released by NASA reveal that the Grand Canyon in Arizona is one of the most awe-inspiring sights on Earth, but it is merely a scratch when compared to the Canyon on Mars. Known as Valles Marineris , this system of deep canyons runs more than 2,500 miles along the Martian equator, spanning nearly a quarter of the planet s circumference.
6 January 2021, 4:55 am EST By
Visiting the Grand Canyon of Arizona or the Yarlung Tsangpo Grand Canyon of Tibet will make you realize how small you are but despite these awe-inspiring Earthly feats, they are apparently only a dent in the biggest canyon in the entire solar system, which can be found in Mars.
(Photo : Alexander Antropov from Pixabay)
HiRISE captures images of the largest canyon in the solar system.
The Biggest Canyon in the Solar System
According to USA Today, the Martian canyon is named the Valles Marineris Canyon and can be found along the planet s equator for around 2,500 miles or about 4,000 kilometers.
By Scott Rowed (not verified) on 05 Sep 2009 #permalink
I like that they have really no faint notion how these things formed. Features a little less intermittent are often described as collapsed lava tubes , ludicrously when they re a mile wide. With a few more breaks, they re called grabens . With enough breaks, identical features are called a series of impact craters .
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