Perspective view in Meridiani Planum – with Schiaparelli landing ellipse

This perspective view in Meridiani Planum was generated from the high-resolution stereo camera on ESA’s Mars Express.

The Entry, Descent and Landing Demonstrator Module of ESA’s ExoMars 2016 mission will target a landing site within the ellipse marked on the left hand side of the image.

The ellipse extends close to Endeavour crater in the background, where NASA’s Opportunity rover is currently exploring.

This oblique view also affords a detailed look at the 19 km-wide Bopolu crater in the foreground, and its ejecta blanket – the debris thrown out from the surface during the impact event that formed the crater.