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[[Image:Mars_Valles_Marineris.jpg|thumb|300px|right|The '''Valles Marineris''' canyon system.]] | [[Image:Mars_Valles_Marineris.jpg|thumb|300px|right|The '''Valles Marineris''' canyon system.]] | ||
| − | '''Valles Marineris''' is a vast canyon system stretching 3000 km across the Mars equatorial region east of the [[Tharsis]] | + | '''Valles Marineris''' is a vast canyon system stretching 3000 km across the Mars equatorial region east of the [[Tharsis Bulge]]. The valley's depth can reach 8 km in some locations. Valles Marineris (latin for ''Mariner Valleys'') was named after the [[Mariner 9]] orbiter (1971-72) which made the discovery. [[Candor Chasma]] is one of the largest canyons that exist in the system. |
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Revision as of 23:38, 24 November 2007
Valles Marineris is a vast canyon system stretching 3000 km across the Mars equatorial region east of the Tharsis Bulge. The valley's depth can reach 8 km in some locations. Valles Marineris (latin for Mariner Valleys) was named after the Mariner 9 orbiter (1971-72) which made the discovery. Candor Chasma is one of the largest canyons that exist in the system.
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