• 2hundredpancakes@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    Fun fact, that big gash is called Valles Marineris and it’s the deepest canyon in the solar system.

    There’s probably nothing scary in there…

    Edit: largest not deepest, this is what I get for staying up too late

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      2 days ago

      The Mariana Trench seems to be deeper, 11000 m compared to 7000 m. But I’m not sure what’s the reference point on Mars for elevation. But at least can’t fall into the Mariana Trench

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        But at least can’t fall into the Mariana Trench

        why not? is there some local anomaly that causes gravity not to work?

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          I wouldn’t consider this as falling, but i get your point, i don’t see why sinking shouldn’t also be falling

          I should have specified: at least you won’t die from the impact

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            Air is not so different from water in the grand scheme of things, we’re just designed for and acclimated to air rather than water. So yeah, I think sinking is at best a subgenre of falling.

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      It’s definitely the largest canyon, if I’m reading Wiki right. It’s over 4km long and 200 wide, compared to the Grand Canyon at 277km long and 29 wide