Comments on: Clashing layers in Mars’ largest canyon https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/clashing-layers-in-mars-largest-canyon/ Wed, 14 Jul 2021 02:03:56 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Ray Van Dune https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/clashing-layers-in-mars-largest-canyon/#comment-1154513 Wed, 14 Jul 2021 02:03:56 +0000 https://behindtheblack.com/?p=77298#comment-1154513 “The canyon itself is about 29,000 feet deep at this point, which means if placed at the canyon’s bottom the peak of Mount Everest would still be below the rim.”

The generally accepted value for the height above sea level of Everest is 29,029 feet. I don’t mean to fuss over 29 whole feet, but you categorically state the peak would be below the rim, when it clearly would not be.

True, there is much discussion about the height of various mountains as measured along their own flanks. For example by this standard, Mt. Chimborazo of Ecuador is often cited as the “tallest” mountain.

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