file It's all a matter of perspective!

9 years 7 months ago #1122 by Dawn
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I saw this on Business Insider and thought it was interesting. It is dated January 15, so if someone has already posted it, please disregard!

This shows the actual size of Mars, in comparison to the continent of North America. Now imagine if you will, Olympus Mons is bigger than the state of Arizona! And Valle Marinaris is longer than the U.S., from LA to NYC!

People like me (with significant physical disabilities) would appreciate the gravity, approx. 1/3 the gravity of Earth. Of course, it would be a long time before someone like me would be able to go (tourist and amateur rock-hound!) but an old lady can dream!

www.businessinsider.com/how-big-is-north-america-compared-to-mars-2015-1
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