3D view of the northern part of Deuteronilus Mensae
3D view of the northern part of Deuteronilus Mensae
Anaglyph images can be generated from data acquired by the nadir channel of HRSC, which is oriented vertically onto the surface, and one of the four oblique-view stereo channels. When viewed with red-blue or red-green glasses, these images give a realistic, three-dimensional view of the landscape. North is to the right. The mesas, protruding strikingly from the surrounding plain, have been preserved as ‘outliers’ in the northern lowlands, following the erosion of the southern highlands. They are approximately 2000 metres high. The image resolution of 13 metres per pixel makes it possible to observe structures on the deposited sediments between the mesas. These provide information about glacial erosion processes.
