Elevation of Melas Chasma region on Mars
Elevation of Melas Chasma region on Mars
Melas Chasma is part of the huge Valles Marineris rift valley, which stretches for more than 4000 kilometres across the face of Mars. Melas Chasma itself sinks 9 kilometres below the surrounding plateau, making it one of the lowest depressions on Mars. This image was created using a Digital Terrain Model (DTM) obtained from the DLR-operated High Resolution Stereo Camera on ESA's Mars Express spacecraft. Elevation data from the DTM is colour-coded: purple indicates the lowest-lying regions, and beige the highest elevations. The scale is in metres.