Oblique perspective view from the northwest
Oblique perspective view from the northwest
Digital terrain models generated using data acquired by the stereo image channels of the HRSC camera system on ESA's Mars Express orbiter can be used to create perspective views of the Martian landscape. Subtle differences in material and texture have been made more apparent by enhancing the contrast in the colour data. In the 12-kilometre crater in the foreground, the cloak of dust and former ice covering the terrain shows a typical texture of sinuous, concentrically deformed deposits. Over time, it has formed curved depressions through gradual ageing and erosion, including through the direct evaporation of ice.
