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Valles Marineris (/ˈvælɪs mærɪˈnɛərɪs/;
Latin for
Mariner Valleys,
named after the
Mariner 9 Mars
orbiter of 1971–72
which discovered it) is a system...
- 6 mi tall) and one of the
largest canyons in the
Solar System (Valles
Marineris, 4,000 km or 2,500 mi long). Geologically, the
planet is
fairly active...
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region of Mars
located in the
Phoenicis Lacus quadrangle,
between Valles Marineris and the
Tharsis upland. The
region is
notable for its maze-like system...
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Tharsis or by a
giant impact that
excavated the
Northern Lowlands.
Valles Marineris may be a
tectonic boundary.
Observations made of the
magnetic field of...
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Martian equator at 0° longitude, and the Aram
Chaos site near the
Valles Marineris.
Several other sites also
showed hematite, such as
Aureum Chaos. Because...
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terrestrial planets and
natural satellites. The 4,000 km long
Valles Marineris on Mars is
believed by
planetary geologists to be a
large rift system...
- Canyon, they’re
inspired to take
their own trip to Mars to
explore Valles Marineris—the
largest canyon in the
Solar System! "A
Visit to the Planetarium":...
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deceleration burn and
entered Martian orbit.
Kasei Valles Valles Marineris Valles Marineris Olympus Mons
Syrtis Major Planum The Mars
Exospheric Neutral Composition...
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fault zones can be
identified on the
surface of Mars (e.g., in the
Valles Marineris trough),
which can be
likened to plate-bounding
transform faults on Earth...
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diameter of Amalthea, one of Jupiter's
inner moons 200 km –
width of
Valles Marineris 220 km –
diameter of Phoebe, the
largest of Saturn's
outer moons 300 km...
