We already know that the impacts of climate disruption will be particularly severe in low-elevation coastal zones where many of the world's largest cities are located.

In the northern peninsula the elevation is sufficiently low that the ancient Maya were able to reach the water table at deep sinkholes called cenotes, or at deep caves.

In terms of the total vertical profile exposed and the low elevation, Gale offers attractions similar to Mars' famous Valles Marineris, the largest canyon in the solar system.