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'Lost in insignificance': Here's what it's like to rappel into the solar system's largest canyon

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New book "Daydreaming in the Solar System " by John E. Moores and Jesse Rogerson takes a look at what it might be like to explore the Red Planet .

At its widest, Valles Marineris is nearly 600 km ( 370 miles ) across.

The book features beautiful illustrations by Michelle D. Parsons , and covers everything, from golfing on the moon to visiting Pluto .

"Daydreaming in the Solar System: Surfing Saturn's Rings , Golfing on the Moon , and Other Adventures in Space Exploration" by science communicators and professors John E. Moores and Jesse Rogerson .

All the equipment seems surprisingly slender and light — the advantages of working in the one third gee on this planet.

In a spacesuit, you're effectively wearing your own tent.