NASA's Perseverance Mars Rover

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Fascinating community - but why is Mars so smooth? (lemmy.world)

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It's amazing to see so many clear pictures of Mars, but I have one question, why is the surface so smooth and easily traversable? I'd thought it would have been far more rocky than it appears to be. Or is the lander in this area of Mars because it is smooth?

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[–] truthfultemporarily@feddit.org 8 points 1 week ago

Everything gets eroded by wind without plate tectonics creating new mountains.