Spectacular New Pictures Of Mars Released
Scientists have released some of the most detailed photographs of Mars ever taken.
The pictures, which were snapped from a European Space Agency (ESA) probe, show a region of the Red Planet called the Echus Chasma.
The deeply-incised area is a network of valleys that planetary geologists believe were created by channelling groundwater that once flowed on Mars’ surface.
A view of Echus Chasma, one of the largest water source regions on Mars, showing a network of valleys.
Perhaps most surprising is the remarkable resemblance the region bears to the valleys found in the driest areas on Earth, in particular the Grand Canyon.
The Echus Chasma is located just north of the Mars’ equator.
The incision is approximately 100 kilometres long and 10 kilometres wide in the Lunae Planum high plateau north of Valles Marineris.
Located on the eastern part of Echus Chasma is this cliff which is up to 4,000 metres high.
The photographs were taken by the High-Resolution Stereo Camera (HRSC) on board the ESA’s Mars Express probe.
ESA officials said the canyons in the photographs are approximately 62 miles long, 6.2 miles wide and 3,000 feet deep.
There is also evidence of two impact craters, each five miles wide, and a 15-mile long magma dyke.
Echus Chasma is the source region of Kasei Valles, which extends 3,000km to the north.
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Psalm 8:3-5 (New International Version)
3 When I consider your heavens,
the work of your fingers,
the moon and the stars,
which you have set in place,
4 what is man that you are mindful of him,
the son of man that you care for him?
5 You made him a little lower than the heavenly beings [a]
July 15th, 2008 at 6:51 pmand crowned him with glory and honor.
Does it have oil?
July 15th, 2008 at 7:28 pmdrill;
July 15th, 2008 at 7:38 pmNo, but probably lots of water, which is much better.
Anyone figured out why there is global warming on mars?
July 15th, 2008 at 7:43 pmBrian, as long as it doesn’t have democrats …
July 15th, 2008 at 7:51 pm
drillanwr
deathstar
July 15th, 2008 at 8:05 pmWho knows……only one way to find out. Lets bring democracy to mars, and take their oil [if they have any]
It’s because of Al Gore. It turned out he got Mars and Earth mixed up. He saw pictures of mars, and said…”You know, I can make TONS of money saying that the earth will look like this in a few years….*maniacal laughter*…that’ll teach them for not electing me president!!!”
July 15th, 2008 at 8:08 pmB. Hussein Obama’s new home…
July 15th, 2008 at 11:54 pmWhere the hell do you think Dems came from????
July 16th, 2008 at 12:00 am
Vehement
July 16th, 2008 at 12:49 amNo, sorry man, democrats did not come from mars. Karl Marx, Vlad Lenin, muhammed, and the great Whore of Babylon all got together one night for drinks and a quick game of twister….one thing led to another, and boom! Dennis Kucinich was born. However, youre not supposed to feed Kucinich’s after midnight or else they will quickly multiply….well, guess who didnt know that little tidbit and guess what he did?….silly muhammed.
That landscape is unbelieveable, even the craters are perfect.
July 16th, 2008 at 4:15 ambeat me to the oil comment. if there was mass extinction, think about all the fossil fuels there could be!
i hope, that would be awesome
July 16th, 2008 at 4:55 amdidn’t democrats come from venus? they are kind of full of hot air
July 16th, 2008 at 4:56 am…and never, EVER, get them wet.
July 16th, 2008 at 5:09 am