25.0°S 70.0°E. Elevation −7,152m. The deepest point on Mars — and everything waiting there.
25.0°S 70.0°E
−7,152m
1,155 Pa
3.72 m/s²
Hellas Planitia is the lowest point on Mars. At 7,152 meters below the Martian datum, atmospheric pressure is nearly double the planetary average. Water boils at 17°C at the basin floor instead of 2°C at the surface — making liquid water thermodynamically possible in the right subsurface conditions.