Valles Marineris Canyon On Mars is a photograph by Mark Garlick/science Photo Library which was uploaded on October 7th, 2019.
Valles Marineris Canyon On Mars
Illustration of the Valles Marineris canyon system on Mars as the Sun sets. The Valles Marineris is over 4000 kilometres (km) long, up to 200 km wide... more
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Valles Marineris Canyon On Mars
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Mark Garlick/science Photo Library
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Illustration of the Valles Marineris canyon system on Mars as the Sun sets. The Valles Marineris is over 4000 kilometres (km) long, up to 200 km wide and up to 7 km deep, dwarfing the Grand Canyon of Arizona, USA. The canyons are found on the southeastern edge of the Tharsis Bulge and were originally created by faulting during the formation of Tharsis. The canyons have been further worn down by water and wind erosion. Finally, slumping has helped widen the canyon so that the bottom is visible from space.
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October 7th, 2019
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