Topographic map of a part of Charitum Montes (HRSC terrain data)
Topographic map of a part of Charitum Montes (HRSC terrain data)
Using the High Resolution Stereo Camera (HRSC), digital terrain models can be derived that illustrate the topography of the region using false colours. The altitudes can be read from the coloured scale at the bottom right of the image (blue: low-lying regions; red: regions at higher altitude). In the absence of 'sea level', the elevation data is referenced to an areoid – a modelled equipotential surface on which everything experiences the same gravitational attraction towards the centre of the planet. Charitum Montes runs through the Martian highlands, parallel to the southern edge of the Argyre impact basin.
Copyright note:
As a joint undertaking by DLR, ESA and FU Berlin, the Mars Express HRSC images are published under a Creative Commons licence since December 2014: ESA/DLR/FU Berlin, CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO. This licence will also apply to all HRSC images released to date.