Valles Marineris central section
Valles Marineris central section
Looking from an imaginary point above the surrounding highlands in the middle of the Valles Marineris looking from south to north. You can see the three parallel valleys Melas Chasma, Candor Chasma and Ophir Chasma, each about 200 kilometres wide. The steep cliffs in the background and centre are about five metres high and show traces of intense erosion. The remains of the massive landslides can be seen at the foot of the mountainface. How this enormous structure on the surface of Mars was formed is still unclear. The topography shown is twice as high as in reality. Perspective colour view.
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