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No planet except earth has canals.

There was at one time an idea the Mars had "canals" which might indicate a civilization there. However this was due to a combination of mistranslation and mistaken observations. The mistranslation happened when a paper by an Italian astronomer on his observations of Mars was translated to English: the italian word "canali" (meaning channels, gullies, or canals) was translated as "canals" with the implication that they were artificial when all the Italian astronomer had meant was he had seen straight lines on Mars. The mistaken observations were eventually traced to an optical illusion where the human visual system has a strong tendency to find patterns in "random images" that are not actually there.

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Which planet is the planet that people thought that there were canals on its surface?

Mars


Does Neptune have canals?

Neptune is a gas planet, thus it has no solid surface (that we've seen yet), thus no canals.


Which planet is famous for its canals?

Mars is the planet famous for its canals. However, it's important to note that these "canals" were a mistranslation of the term used for natural features on Mars and are not actual constructed waterways.


What planet was considered to have canals but did not have them?

Mars. The Italian astronomer Schiaperelli thought he could see "canali" (channels, not actually canals) on the planet's surface. Percival Lowell also "saw" them, and wrote an extensive book on what Mars was probably like because of the "canals". It was determined years later, and proven by the Mars orbiters and landers, that the "canals" were an optical illusion to earth-bound viewers. They don't exist.


Which planet has a canal system?

Earth. This question looks like it's about hundred years out of date. Some people did think the markings on Mars were canals, but that was long before our present excellent pictures of Mars.


Has Mars got a river system with running water?

There is no liquid water anywhere on Mars. It has no rivers and no canals. It is a dry, dusty planet.


What planet did people think had canals on its surface but it really didn't?

I believe it was Mars. It was promoted by Percival Lowell See related link


Why is percival Lowell famous?

He speculated the canals on MarsFounded the Lowell ObservatoryLed the way to the discovery of Pluto.Discovered 793 Arizona asteroid (minor planet).


How many canals are there in Andorra?

how many canals in spain


How are canals useful?

Canals are waterways


Tiny canals connecting lacunae?

The tiny canals that connect the lacunae are the canaliculi, the larger canals are the Haversian canals.


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