Mars is home to two of the biggest natural phenomenons, a volcano, and from recent research, a canyon. Valles Marineris, a huge canyon found on the east side of the red planet, measures over 3,000 miles long, as long as the US from coast to coast. As a comparison, the Grand Canyon is about 277 miles long, whereas Valles Marineris is 200 miles wide. The research is fairly new, although the original discovery happened in 1972. Scientists are trying to figure out the cause of the canyon, for Mars is too hot and dry for a river to carve out this phenomenon. There are theories that Valles Marineris is the cause of volcanic action, and that landslides and ancient rivers may have helped. We are slowly learning more about this canyon, and astronauts and scientists are continuously studying pictures, although there are none from the surface yet.
Questions: Are NASA planning to have astronauts explore Valles Marineris when we land on Mars? When do space organizations plan to land on Mars? Will we ever be able to travel at light speed?
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https://www.dogonews.com/2021/1/26/the-solar-systems-largest-known-canyon-is-stunning
I don’t know if we will ever be able to travel at the speed of light. They are planning on a manned trip to Mars but I doubt they will initially have the equipment to explore the canyon but who knows. It is amazing we have gotten that far and know so much about such a distant planet.