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Picture taken by the High Resolution Stereo Camera (HRSC) onboard ESA's Mars Express orbiter on 14 January 2004
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South of Valles Marineris

23/01/2004 1183 views 0 likes
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This picture was taken by the High Resolution Stereo 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 south of Valles Marineris at 15° South and 323° East. The resolution is 12 m per pixel, the area is 50 kilometres across and shows a tectonically controlled karst-like structure in a vertical view. North is at top.

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