Claritas Fossae and Solis Planum in colour

This colour image was processed using the nadir (vertical view) and colour channels of the HRSC on Mars Express. The image was taken during orbit 508 on 13 June 2004 with a ground resolution of approximately 40 metres per pixel.

The displayed region is the eastern part of Claritas Fossae and the western part of Solis Planum at longitude 260° East and latitude of about 28° South.

The diffuse blue-white streaks in the northern parts of the scene are clouds or aerosols.