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Mars Express Images: Claritas Fossae tectonic region on Mars

By SpaceRef Editor
April 3, 2004
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These Mars Express images show Claritas Fossae, an ancient tectonic region on Mars, west of Solis Planum, a tectonic and volcanic area south-east of the Tharsis volcano group.
 

The images were taken by the High-Resolution Stereo Camera (HRSC) on Mars in orbit 68 from an altitude of 271 km. The images are centred at 255.7° East and 30.9° North. North is on the left.

 
 

Click on image to enlarge. Original images online at ESA.


This image was taken by the High-Resolution Stereo Camera (HRSC) on Mars Express in orbit 68 from an altitude of 271 km. The resolution is about 17 metres per pixel and shows a region called Claritas Fossae on Mars, centred at 255.7° East and 30.9° North. North is on the left.
The Claritas Fossae are an ancient tectonic region west of Solis Planum, a tectonic and volcanic area south-east of the Tharsis volcano group.

Credits: ESA/DLR/FU (G. Neukum)


This 3D image was taken by the High-Resolution Stereo Camera (HRSC) on Mars Express in orbit 68 from an altitude of 271 km. The resolution is about 17 metres per pixel and shows a region called Claritas Fossae on Mars, centred at 255.7°East and 30.9° North. The 3D image has been created from the nadir-channel (vertical view) and one stereo-channel of the camera. North is on the left.
The Claritas Fossae are an ancient tectonic region west of Solis Planum, a tectonic and volcanic area south-east of the Tharsis volcano group.

Credits: ESA/DLR/FU (G. Neukum)


This image was taken by the High-Resolution Stereo Camera (HRSC) on Mars Express in orbit 68 from an altitude of 271 km. The resolution is about 17 metres per pixel and shows a region called Claritas Fossae on Mars, centred at 255.7° East and 30.9° North. The 3D image has been created from the nadir-channel (vertical view) and one stereo-channel of the camera. North is on the left.
The Claritas Fossae are an ancient tectonic region west of Solis Planum, a tectonic and volcanic area south-east of the Tharsis volcano group.

Credits: ESA/DLR/FU (G. Neukum)

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