Tectonic Transition Zone, Aeolis Mensae (IMAGE)

European Space Agency

Tectonic Transition Zone, Aeolis Mensae

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Mars Express' High Resolution Stereo Camera has provided snapshots of the Aeolis Mensae region on the Red Planet. This area, well-known for its features that reflect the result of the activity of wind on the arid planet, lies on a tectonic transition zone, characterized by incised valleys and unexplained linear features. Illuminated by the Sun from the west (right hand side in the image), the pictures are of a ground resolution of approximately 13 meters per pixel. The region, imaged on March 26 and 29, 2007, during Mars Express orbit number 4136 and 4247, is located at approximately 6° South and 145° East. This color picture, a mosaic of pictures derived from orbits 4136 and 4147, has been derived from the three HRSC color channels in combination with the nadir channel.

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ESA/DLR/FU Berlin, G. Neukum

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