Rupes Tenuis context map

ESA’s Mars Express orbiter imaged the snow-laden region of Rupes Tenuis on the martian north pole on 29 July 2008. The map is centred at about 81° north and 297° east.

Rupes Tenuis is located at the southern edge of the martian north polar cap, approximately 5500 km northeast of the Tharsis volcanic region.

The area imaged is about 44 000 km2 in size, almost as large as the Netherlands.