"OCM’s face as a teen”. And you wondered why he wears a beard?
Mars has 38% of Earth’s gravity. That canyon would flatten considerable if it was transported to our planet.
I bet that lower gravity is going to be the big obstacle to colonization: holding onto an atmosphere, human physiology. It would be nice if Mars and Venus traded places.
Check out Google Mars...Google made it live to commemorate Percival Lowell’s Birthday.. didn’t know what the new google holiday icon was for and clicked on it and google mars opened.. betanews had a story on it telling about Percival Lowell’s birthday.. Google Mars
No cheese this time sorry… goes to max zoom of Umm not sure the scale...lol
Remember in one of the RINGWORLD sequels, humans had focused some sort of beam on a Kzin world, cutting a gorge 20 miles or so deep? That impressed even the Kzin, and ended that particular war.
As the science professor at my college will stress…
Valles Marineris is the largest known canyon in the solar system.
(He always adds that precuationary statement… you can practically hear the italics. )
Perhaps Marvin the Martian and his “Kaboom” ray gun did it.
"Ringworld Series”?! Sheesh, Oink! You’d better pull down the hem of your skirt: I think your geekdom is showing.
Jester: Check out my resume. I got my “Real Man Card” punched for life.
(Don’t tell the boys, but I wonder, what is the tensile strength of that stuff they build The Ring With)