Mars Express peers into Mars' 'Grand Canyon'
Paris (ESA) Jul 21, 2022
The latest image release from ESA's Mars Express takes us over two ruptures in the martian crust that form part of the mighty Valles Marineris canyon system. Valles Marineris cuts across Mars like the Grand Canyon cuts across the United States, except the latter is miniscule in comparison. At 4000 km long, 200 km wide and up to 7 km deep, Valles Marineris is almost ten times longer, 20 tim