The Deepest Canyon on Mars in Stunning High-Definition: New Images from the HRSC

This breathtaking 3D landscape was constructed with high definition images taken by the High Resolution Stereo Camera (HRSC) on board ESA's Mars Express orbiter. The new observations show Hebes Chasma, a strange mountain region nested inside the canyon, with channel-like fingers reaching out into the Martian landscape. The imaged region shows features down to a resolution of 15 meters per pixel, an awe-inspiring view!

The HRSC is currently looking down onto the Red Planet's surface, taking shots of the planet in full colour, in 3D and with a maximum resolution of two meters. The camera design allows it unrivalled pointing accuracy by combining images at different resolutions at each orbital pass.


See them in super high resolution here:

The entire Hebes Chasma at a resolution of 15 meters/pixel (1.2 MB)

An oblique-angle reconstruction view of the central mountain range (1.6 MB)