Oblique perspective view of Hydraotes Chaos
Oblique perspective view of Hydraotes Chaos
The Hydraotes basin has a diameter of 420 kilometres. This oblique view, which was derived from image data acquired by the HRSC stereo channels, shows the structure of the numerous mesas, buttes and hills that resisted the erosive power of flowing water and today tower above the base of the valley. At the foot of some mesas, terraces and the remains of landslides are visible. In the background, the beginning of the Simud Valles outflow channel is visible.
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.
