Sunday 26 February 2023

Scale of Valles Marineris (Mars) compared to the Pakistan- Storymap

                                                                                                                       Image source: Esri Mars Explorer

 Pakistan is a country located in South Asia and has an area of approximately 796,095 square kilometers (307,374 square miles). Valles Marineris is a vast canyon system located on Mars and has a total area of approximately 4,000,000 square kilometers (1,500,000 square miles).

To put this into perspective, the area of Valles Marineris on Mars is more than five times larger than the entire area of Pakistan. This means that Valles Marineris is an incredibly vast feature that would cover a significant portion of Pakistan's land area if it were located on Earth.

Valles Marineris is one of the most prominent and impressive features on Mars, stretching over 4,000 kilometers (2,500 miles) long, up to 7 kilometers (4.3 miles) deep, and up to 200 kilometers (120 miles) wide. In contrast, Pakistan is a relatively small country by global standards, ranking 33rd in the world in terms of land area.

Overall, the comparison between Pakistan and Valles Marineris highlights the vastness and scale of geological features on other planets, as well as the diversity and complexity of our universe.

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