European Space Agency (ESA) images, taken using the High Resolution Stereo Camera (HRSC) on the Mars Express spacecraft, display incredible detail on the floor of the Valley Marineris, or as it is known as Valles Marineris.
???? Another section of the image taken by ESA’s #MarsExpress on 21 April 2022, part of the latest @esascience release showing ruptures in the martian crust that form part of the Valles Marineris canyon system ???? https://t.co/3Yl6pyI3LApic.twitter.com/RNx2fyE9AY
– ESA (@esa) July 21, 2022
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The Mariner Canyon is about 4,000 km (2,485 miles) long, 200 km (120 miles) wide, and 7 km deep, and is about 10 times longer and 20 times wider than the North American Grand Canyon system.
As the largest groove system in the solar system, it will extend from the northern tip of Norway to the southern tip of Sicily, according to ground estimates.
Unlike the Grand Canyon, carved by the Colorado River, the Falls Mariners are believed to have been formed by tectonic plates drifting apart.
This violent movement on the surface of Mars created the floor of a jagged valley, as shown in the new images.
The European Space Agency’s Mars Express spacecraft focused on two intriguing craters, Ius Chasma and Tithonium Chasma. These magnificent trenches form part of the huge valley and extend to a depth of 7 km. For comparison, the Grand Canyon in the United States is just over a mile at its deepest point.
New images from the Solar System’s largest canyon system #Science#Space#Valles_Marinerishttps://t.co/fCSDAPi6E3
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It appears that the section shown in the image of the “Mars Express” is only a small part of the valley system.
Unlike the Grand Canyon, Valls Marineris is not formed by a river. Some evidence of his formative years can be seen in what the European Space Agency calls the “thorny floor”.
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In the statement accompanying the new images, ESA officials wrote: “When plate tectonics disintegrated, it appears to have caused the formation of jagged triangles of rock that look like a row of shark teeth. Over time, these rock formations have collapsed and eroded.”
The European Space Agency’s (ESA)
The European Space Agency’s (ESA)
The valley is a fascinating place for more than just its size and appearance, as the European Space Agency has found evidence of water ice there. Human visitors in the future will need to take advantage of the water resources that already exist on the planet, especially if they intend to stay for a long time.
The European Space Agency’s (ESA)
The European Space Agency’s (ESA)
The Mars Express spacecraft has orbited the Red Planet since 2003, imaging the surface of Mars, mapping its minerals, determining the composition and circulation of the weak atmosphere, and exploring what’s under its crust and how different phenomena interact in the Martian environment.
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