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This image was taken during orbit 508 on 13 June 2004 by the HRSC on Mars Express 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.
This image shows how the lava blankets of the Solis Planum area cover the eastern parts of the older Claritas Fossae ridge and surround some of the higher ground.