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Giant Canyon on Mars Is Still Tectonically Active Today
Scientists at Columbia University and Imperial College London have found that the largest canyon system in the solar system is still active and shaping Mars today, billions of years after it first formed.
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never hurt the earth. it is home for all animals
Balance? The climate is always changing as previous comments suggest co2 levels lag behind temperature not the other way around
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