View of part of the Claritas Rupes escarpment
View of part of the Claritas Rupes escarpment
Stereo images from the High Resolution Stereo Camera operated by DLR on Mars Express can be used to show the landscape from various angles. In this image, bright material can be seen on the scarp, which probably contains phyllosilicates (sheet silicates). These are clay minerals rich in iron and aluminium and that only occur as a result of the long-term effects of water on volcanic rock.
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.