Perspective view towards Worcester crater

This perspective view looks from an unnamed crater at bottom right towards a 25 km-wide crater named Worcester Crater. The region sits at the mouth of Kasei Valles, where fierce floodwaters emptied into Chryse Planitia.

The image was generated using data from the high-resolution stereo camera on ESA’s Mars Express. This scene is part of the region imaged on 25 May 2016 during orbit 15714. The main image is centred on 309ºE/27ºN and the ground resolution is about 15 m per pixel. The view is looking approximately to the south.

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