Topographic map of the eastern runout of the Valles Marineris
Topographic map of the eastern runout of the Valles Marineris
The topographic map shows the large enclosed basin of Aurorae Chaos, which is several thousand meters deep, nestled between four blocks of the Martian highlands to about 10 degrees south. The valleys of Capri and Eos Chasma in Aurorae Chaos open up from the south-west; Eos Chasma – the 'Valley of the Dawn' – forms the eastern continuation of the rift valley system of the nearly 4000 kilometre-long Valles Marineris. The images presented in this article were acquired by the HRSC camera system in Orbit 14635 in the area of the small rectangle marked in this image.
