canyon

Table of Contents

Introduction References & Edit History Related Topics

Images & Videos

Grand Canyon: Mather Point

Mars: Valles Marineris

Central Valles Marineris

simulated flight over Mars's surfaceA Simulated

Read Next

Ash cloud rising from the Kilauea Volcano Pu`u `O `o as crater floor collapses due to magma withdrawal. Incandescent rubble can be seen crumbling and rolling down the scarp. East rim of Pu`u `O `o is in the foreground, Kilauea, Hawaii on March 6, 2011.

Watch Your Step: 6 Things You Can Fall Into

Discover

Drinking water is poured into a glass.

Water Fluoridation: Just the Facts

Dancers at a Cinco de Mayo festival at the Mission District, San Francisco, California. (Photo dated 2019.) holidays

Is Cinco de Mayo Mexico's Independence Day?

Illustration for Demystified "How Dangerous is Quicksand"

How Deadly Is Quicksand?

Aurochs. Bos primigenius. Skeleton. Extinct animal. Skeleton of an Aurochs, an extinct wild ox.

6 Animals We Ate Into Extinction

Figure 13: A Maxim machine gun, belt-fed and water-cooled, operated by German infantrymen, World War I.

7 Deadliest Weapons in History

Gutzon Borglum. Presidents. Sculpture. National park. George Washington. Thomas Jefferson. Theodore Roosevelt. Abraham Lincoln. Mount Rushmore National Memorial, South Dakota.

9 Memorials and Monuments in the United States

Portrait of a mountain gorilla at a short distance. gorilla close up portrait.The mountain gorilla (Gorilla beringei beringei)

Falling Stars: 10 of the Most Famous Endangered Species

canyon: Related Content

Written and fact-checked by The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica

Photos and Videos

Grand Canyon: Mather Point

Mars: Valles Marineris

Central Valles Marineris

simulated flight over Mars's surfaceA Simulated

See All Videos and Images →

Topics

transverse canyon antecedent canyon How Was the Grand Canyon Formed?submarine canyon valley glacial valley rille river terrace

Dig Deeper: More Articles That Discuss This Topic