Science & Exploration Reull Vallis 23/01/2004 466 views 0 likes

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 15 January 2004 from a height of 273 kilometres.

The location is east of the Hellas basin at 41° South and 101° East. The area is 100 kilometres across, with a resolution of 12 metres per pixel, and shows a channel, Reull Vallis, which was formed by once-flowing water. The landscape is seen in a vertical view, North is at the top.