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Valles Marineris - HRSC image 14 January 2004
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In Valles Marineris

23/01/2004 135 views 1 likes
ESA / Science & Exploration / Space Science / Mars Express

This picture was taken by the High Resolution Camera (HRSC) on board ESA's Mars Express orbiter, in colour and 3D, during orbit 18 on 14 January 2004 from a height of 275 kilometres

The location is in the Valles Marineris at 5° North and 323° East. The area is 50 kilometres across, at a resolution of 12 metres per pixel, and shows mesas and cliffs as well as flow features which indicate erosion by the action of flowing water. The landscape is seen in a vertical view, with north at the bottom.

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