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This image was taken during orbit 528 on 19 June 2004, and shows the Dao Valles and Niger Valles areas at a point where the north-eastern Hellas impact crater basin and the Hesperia Planum volcanic region meet.
This image is centred at Mars longitude 93° East and latitude 32° South. The image resolution is 40 metres per pixel. The 3D anaglyph image was created using the nadir and stereo channels. Image resolution has been decreased for use on the internet.