NewsYou could watch them forever. A giant maze on Mars

You could watch them forever. A giant maze on Mars

Planet Mars
Planet Mars
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7:14 AM EDT, October 13, 2023

The European Space Agency (ESA) has published an exceptional video in which you can admire the Martian landscape. The characteristic "labyrinths" were recorded using a high-resolution stereophonic camera (HSRC).

The material prepared by ESA presents a complex known as Noctis Labyrinthus. Its length is almost 746 miles, and the widest canyons and valleys located there reach up to 18.6 miles in width and 3.7 miles in depth.

Exceptional recording from Mars

Together with the HSRC camera, which was equipped on the Mars Express Orbiter (MEO), ESA used topographic data of the recorded area for the recording - reports Space.

The landscape observed in the film is the result of volcanic activity near Tharsis. Volcanism caused Mars's crust to deform, resulting in many faults and valleys.

Large areas of the Martian crust bent upwards, stretched and experienced tectonic tension, leading to its thinning, faults, and subsidence - explains ESA.

"The video depicts plateaus representing the initial level of the surface, before pieces of the surface fell off" - notes the European Space Agency. In many places, you can identify giant landslides that cover hillsides and valley bottoms. On other slopes, you can see dune fields formed by sands. These are the result of Martian winds.

"Exceptional 'labyrinth' on Mars. ESA video"

A number of spacecraft are currently orbiting Mars, their role is to monitor the planet. Thanks to this, scientists want to better understand the weather on the Red Planet, and in the process learn more about its past - including how Mars was formed.

One of the devices monitoring Mars is the Mars Express probe. It has been orbiting the planet for two decades. During this time, it has contributed to creating an image of the surface of Mars, which is still mysterious to humanity. It's worth mentioning the presence of rovers belonging to NASA. Curiosity and Perseverance are the next devices that are supposed to bring knowledge about this planet.