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South Pole Aitken Basin (diameter 2500km) is not the largest known impact crater. That distinction lies with Utopia Planitia Basin (3500km) on Mars. However, SPA is the deepest known impact basin in the Solar System at 13 kilometers.

If proven, the hypothesized Borealis basin, on Mars, would be the largest impact basis, at more than 10000 km in diameter.

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What is nervous system depression?

Nervous system depression is not the same thing as depression where you feel sad. It means slowing down of the nervous system. Nervous system depression causes things like slowed heartbeat, dulled mental ability, and slow reflexes. Some drugs and medical conditions can cause this. Sedatives are one medication that causes depression of the nervous system.


What planet has bigger mountain and deeper canyons than any other planet?

Mars has the largest volcano and the deepest canyon in the solar system. Olympus Mons is the tallest volcano, reaching about 13.6 miles (22 kilometers) high, and Valles Marineris is the longest and deepest canyon, stretching over 2,500 miles (4,000 kilometers) long and up to 7 miles (11 kilometers) deep.


Which of the two is the largest planet in the solar system?

Jupiter is the largest planet in the solar system.


Is Jupiter the largest second largest or etc?

Jupiter is the largest planet in our solar system!


What planet has the biggest mountains and deepest canyons than any other planet?

Mars has the tallest known mountain in the solar system, Olympus Mons, which is nearly 22 km tall. Mauna Kea, the largest mountain on earth (measured from base to peak, not from sea-level) is only 10 km by comparison. Everest, the tallest mountain on Earth, only clocks in at a measly 4 km. Mars also has one of the deepest known valleys, Valles Marinaris, which can reach depths of 7 km in some places. However, Earth takes the lead with the Romanche Trench, a section of the Atlantic ocean that drops to a crushing 7.8 km deep. Of course, very little is known about the outer planets, and given the sheer scale of Jupiter and Saturn, we could make some assumptions about what lies beneath the thick gas layers.

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Is the biggest volcano and canyon on mars?

Olympus Mons is the largest volcano in our solar system. Valles Marineris is the longest, deepest canyon in our solar system. Both of these are on Mars.


What planet is home to the largest and deepest canyon?

Mars is home to the largest and deepest canyon in the solar system, known as Valles Marineris. It stretches over 2,500 miles long, up to 7 miles wide, and reaches depths of up to 6 miles.


What is the deepest cave system on the earth?

The voronja cave system.


Where are the solar systems deepest valleys located?

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What is the two largest cave systems in north amreica?

One of the largest cave systems in this part of the world is the Mammoth Cave system in Kentucky and measures over 400.000 miles with a depth f 407 feet. The other cave system in this category is the Jewel Cave in South Dakota measuring over 168.600 miles.


Which type of plant root system grows the deepest into the earth?

Taproot system


What is the deepest crater?

The largest impact basin on the Moon is the far-side South Pole-Aitken, which is 1,400 miles (2,250 km) in diameter and on average 39,000 ft (12,000 m) deep below its rim. This is the largest and deepest such crater known in the Solar System.


What is the name of the Moon's largest impact crater?

The South Pole-Aitken basin (not "Aitken crater") on the far side of the moon, at 1,600 miles across, is not only the largest known impact crater on the moon but one of the largest in the solar system. It is also believed to be the moon's oldest and deepest (over 8 miles deep).


What is nervous system depression?

Nervous system depression is not the same thing as depression where you feel sad. It means slowing down of the nervous system. Nervous system depression causes things like slowed heartbeat, dulled mental ability, and slow reflexes. Some drugs and medical conditions can cause this. Sedatives are one medication that causes depression of the nervous system.


Why is aitkin most significant in the solar system?

The Aitkin Basin is a huge impact crater on the moon, 1,600 miles in diameter and 8.1 miles deep. It is the oldest, deepest and largest crater on the moon, and one of the largest in the entire solar system.


What planet has bigger mountain and deeper canyons than any other planet?

Mars has the largest volcano and the deepest canyon in the solar system. Olympus Mons is the tallest volcano, reaching about 13.6 miles (22 kilometers) high, and Valles Marineris is the longest and deepest canyon, stretching over 2,500 miles (4,000 kilometers) long and up to 7 miles (11 kilometers) deep.


Is earth the largest plant in your solar system?

The largest planet in the solar system is Jupiter.