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This colour-coded topography map shows the heights and depths of features within Ismeniae Fossae. White and red show the highest terrains, while blue and purple show the deepest. The edge of Moreux crater is seen in the lower right as the deepest feature in this scene.
The region was imaged by the High Resolution Stereo Camera on ESA’s Mars Express on 16 June 2013 (orbit 11709), with a ground resolution