Near the California-Nevada border, Death Valley National Park is the hottest place on Earth, with summer temperatures reaching 120 degrees Fahrenheit in the shade.
In addition to testing equipment at Death Valley National Park, scientists have also studied the park’s terrain to better understand the topography of Mars. Since the park has very little vegetation, its topographical features are exposed and accessible for research. formed by water flowing out of a canyon and spreading sediment in a triangular or fan-like shape as it flowed down a steep hill.
NASA scientists have compared this erosion and movement in sediment to those that formed river fans in the Mars, specifically 3 billion years ago, looked similar to the Death Valley National Park we know today., a 600-foot-deep volcanic crater, and the aptly named Mars Hill, which has basalt boulders left over from the valley’s volcanic past.
Both of which are geologic features that are similar to those on the Red Planet, which was once alive with volcanic activity.
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