Perspective view of Mangala Valles

This perspective view of fluvial surface features at Mangala Valles on Mars was obtained by the High Resolution Stereo Camera (HRSC) on board the ESA Mars Express spacecraft.

The image was taken during orbit 299 with a resolution of 28 metres per pixel. The image centre is located at 209° E longitude and 5° S latitude. For practical use on the internet, the image has been reduced in resolution.

The perspective view was calculated from the digital terrain model derived from the stereo and colour information of the image data.