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    Which place on Mars has been called 'the biggest hole in the ground in the entire Solar System' and is responsible for creating dust storms about one-fourth the diameter of Mars itself?

    Question #69617. Asked by aisha99. (Aug 12 06 6:15 AM)


    gdec1

    		Hellas Basin
    Measuring 6 km deep and 2000 km across, Hellas Basin was formed more than 3 billion years ago when a large asteroid hit Mars.

    http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2003/09jul_marsdust.htm

    Aug 12 06, 6:41 AM
    zbeckabee

    		Hellas Planitia, also known as the Hellas Impact Basin.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hellas_Planitia



    http://www.spacetoday.org/SolSys/Mars/MarsThePlanet/MarsDustStorms.html

    Aug 12 06, 5:08 PM

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