Comment on That would be petrifying

2hundredpancakes@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

• frank@sopuli.xyz ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  It’s definitely the largest canyon, if I’m reading Wiki right. It’s over 4km long and 200 wide, compared to the Grand Canyon at 277km long and 29 wide

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  • el_abuelo@programming.dev ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Wait a second…how do yoh decide it’s 4 long and 200 wide instead of 200 long and 4 wide?

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  • 2hundredpancakes@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    You’re right thanks! Late night brain moment

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• PlaneMaker@feddit.org ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  The Mariana Trench seems to be deeper, 11000 m compared to 7000 m. But I’m not sure what’s the reference point on Mars for elevation. But at least can’t fall into the Mariana Trench

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  • 14th_cylon@lemmy.zip ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    But at least can’t fall into the Mariana Trench

    why not? is there some local anomaly that causes gravity not to work?

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    • PlaneMaker@feddit.org ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      I wouldn’t consider this as falling, but i get your point, i don’t see why sinking shouldn’t also be falling

      I should have specified: at least you won’t die from the impact

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      • Vespair@lemmy.zip ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        Air is not so different from water in the grand scheme of things, we’re just designed for and acclimated to air rather than water. So yeah, I think sinking is at best a subgenre of falling.

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  • 2hundredpancakes@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    You’re right, thanks for the correction

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