FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WFFT) — The Grand Canyon is a natural red rock formation in Arizona that measures 277 miles long and it averages about one mile deep.
Believe it or not, the Grand Canyon in Arizona may have met its match which is on Mars.
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Image of Valles Marineris Canyon on Mars.
Valles Marineris, or Mariner Valley, is a vast canyon system that runs along the Martian equator just east of the Tharsis region.
Using the HiRISE (High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment) �� new images of our solar system’s largest canyon, Mars’ Valles Marineris Canyon, show how incredibly massive it really is. https://t.co/DBAi67A4nr
Image Credit: NASA pic.twitter.com/LqNhiQFl0Z
— Space Foundation (@SpaceFoundation) January 6, 2021
NASA released new images of the canyon which is coined as the largest canyon known in our solar system.
According to NASA, Valles Marineris Canyon is 2,500 miles long and it reaches depths of nearly five miles.
The canyon on Mars is as long as the United States!
Scientists at the University of Arizona captured the image by using the High-Resolution Imaging Science Experiment onboard the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter.
It is the most powerful camera ever sent to another planet.
