Topographic overview map of the Melas Dorsa region
Topographic overview map of the Melas Dorsa region
Melas Dorsa is located in the volcanic highlands of Mars between Sinai and Thaumasia Plana, about 250 kilometres South of Melas Chasma, the central part of the large Valles Marineris canyon system. On 17 April 2012, the High Resolution Stereo Camera (HRSC) on board ESA's Mars Express spacecraft acquired images of part of this region during orbit 10,532. The features depicted in the other images presented here are located in the small, inner rectangle.