Friday, August 10, 2012

3D Topographical Map of Gale Crater


Gale Crater is 154 km wide and is located at latitude 5.4 degrees south and longitude 137.9 degrees east. This image, taken by the High Resolution Stereo Camera (HRSC) of Mars Express, has a resolution of 100 meters per pixel. It is color-coded based on a digital terrain model derived from stereo image data.

Map credit: ESA/DLR/FU Berlin (G. Neukum)

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