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Cotahuasi Canyon, Peru
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Cotahuasi Canyon, near the city of Arequipa, Peru, is one of the deepest canyons in the world. It reaches a maximum depth of 3,350 m, twice as deep as the Grand Canyon. Volcanic peaks nearby reach altitudes of over 6,000 meters. The perspective view is draped over an ASTER DEM, and projected with no vertical exaggeration. The image was acquired August 30, 2019, and is located at 15.3 degrees south, 73 degrees west.
NASA Image and Video Library’s own descriptionCredit lineCotahuasi Canyon, Peru. NASA/JPL, 2021-11-23. Public domain. ID: PIA24943.
