Difference between revisions of "Melas Chasma"

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Melas Chasma is a canyon on Mars, the widest segment of the Valles Marineris canyon system, and thought to be an ideal site for a human colony given that it has the highest air pressure of any site on the planet.
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Melas Chasma is a canyon on Mars, the widest segment of the Valles Marineris canyon system, and thought to be an ideal site for a human colony given that it has the highest air pressure of any site on the planet, and may also have water in abundance.
  
It is located east of Ius Chasma at 9.8°S, 283.6°E in Coprates quadrangle.
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It is located east of Ius Chasma at 9.8°S, 283.6°E in [[Coprates quadrangle]].

Latest revision as of 07:37, 18 October 2020

Melas Chasma is a canyon on Mars, the widest segment of the Valles Marineris canyon system, and thought to be an ideal site for a human colony given that it has the highest air pressure of any site on the planet, and may also have water in abundance.

It is located east of Ius Chasma at 9.8°S, 283.6°E in Coprates quadrangle.