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Valles Marineris - The largest canyon in the Solar System (9 photos)
The largest canyon in the solar system crosses a wide strip of the disc of Mars. This huge valley called Valles Marineris, has a length of over 3,000 kilometers, its width is 600 kilometers and the depth - 8 kilometers.
For comparison, the Earth's Grand Canyon in Arizona, the United States has a length of 800 kilometers, a width of 30 kilometers and a depth of 1.8 kilometers.
The origin of the Valles Marineris remains unknown, although the most likely hypothesis is that it was formed as a crack several billion
For comparison, the Earth's Grand Canyon in Arizona, the United States has a length of 800 kilometers, a width of 30 kilometers and a depth of 1.8 kilometers.
The origin of the Valles Marineris remains unknown, although the most likely hypothesis is that it was formed as a crack several billion
