Dec. 16 (UPI) -- A European spacecraft orbiting Mars has identified a "water-rich area" about the size of the Netherlands in the heart of a canyon system that dwarfs the Earth's Grand Canyon.

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However, the structure is still significantly shorter than Mars' Valles Marineris — the largest canyon in the solar system, which runs for more than 2,500 miles (4,000 km) along the Red Planet's ...

Mars has its own version of the Grand Canyon, and scientists have learned this dramatic feature is home to "significant amounts of water" after a discovery made by an orbiter circling the red ...

Similar to how the Grand Canyon crosses the United States, Valles Marineris sweeps across Mars. However, US's Grand Canyon pales in comparison to Valles Marineris because of how minuscule it is.

It's nearly 10 times as long as the Grand Canyon, and three times as deep. But how did it form on Mars? When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s ...

Nearly 50,000 years ago, a megaflood may have washed across the area that is now Idaho, carving a gorge — a discovery that could explain similar canyons on Mars, a new study finds. Canyons are ...

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Nearly 50,000 years ago, a megaflood may have washed across the area that is now Idaho, carving a gorge — a discovery that could explain similar canyons on Mars, a new study finds.