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18th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Grand Canyon or Mars?

I took this photo from my iPhone walking near Horsehoe Bend. Mesmerized by the color, cracks, formation. I thought, this isn't so different than Mars. Several weeks later, Nasa's picture of the day was almost identical to this, but it was a satellite picture taken from Mars.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 05.2018
Date Uploaded: 11.2020
Photo Location: Page, Arizona, United States of America
Camera: iPhone 6
Copyright: © Emily Carrum