Giant Canyon on Mars Is Still Tectonically Active Today
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- gmays
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- Nov 4, 2026
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- lamont.columbia.edu
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Trending history
Giant Canyon on Mars Is Still Tectonically Active Today was first seen on Hacker News · Front page on Nov 4, 2026. Since then it has appeared in 65 checks on 1 different day. Its best position was #12 of 29, reached on Nov 4, 16:22 UTC. It dropped off the list after Nov 4, 18:52 UTC.
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The bit of mars that fascinates me is the Hellis Planitia[1] A huge hole roughly opposite the globe from the large volcano complex[2] coincidence.. I think not. I am vaguely surprised it was not higher rated for a rover mission. 7k meters down should do something interesting to the atmosphere if nothing else. 1.…
The fact that they managed to narrow this down to a strike-slip event 20-40 km underground using data from a single seismometer is pretty impressive
If you were standing on the "walls" of the canyon, it would look like terrain with a 10%–15% slope. You wouldn't even notice it's a canyon.
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Is Giant Canyon on Mars Is Still Tectonically Active Today trending on Hacker News right now?
Not at the moment. It was last on the list on Nov 4, 18:52 UTC, after 1 day of trending.
What is the highest rank Giant Canyon on Mars Is Still Tectonically Active Today reached?
#12 on Hacker News · Front page, on Nov 4, 16:22 UTC. Trendoday checks this list every 15 minutes.
How long has Giant Canyon on Mars Is Still Tectonically Active Today been trending?
It was first seen on Nov 4, 2026 and has been on the list on 1 day (65 checks) since.
How much discussion did it get on Hacker News?
117 points and 24 comments; submitted by gmays on Nov 4, 2026.