Australe Scopuli in context
Map showing the location of the frosty scene featured in this new image set of Australe Scopuli, close to the south pole of Mars.
The area outlined by the larger white box indicates the area imaged by the High Resolution Stereo Camera on ESA’s Mars Express orbiter on 16 June 2022 during orbit 23324, while the smaller white box shows the part of the surface featured in the new image set.
[Image description: A map spanning an area at the south pole of Mars with coordinates spanning approximately 210–280 degrees east and 75–85 degrees south. A small rectangle is outlined inside a longer shape slanted at an angle from bottom left to top right, to highlight an area imaged by Mars Express during one orbit (big box) and the region highlighted in this image release (small box).]
