Valles Marineris

VALLES-MARINERIS · canyon on Mars · Rare

Valles Marineris

Named for Mariner 9, the probe that found it in 1972.

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Photograph
Valles Marineris, photographed by Viking Orbiter mosaic
NASA/JPL-Caltech/USGS · Public domain

Record

IAU gazetteer
Object
canyon on Mars
Rarity
Rare
Position
Moves — computed for the night
LENGTH
~4,000 km
DEPTH
up to 7 km
WIDTH
up to 200 km
Editions issued
0 / 100
Direct price
$8
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