Crater Hale in Argyre basin


 
Crater Hale in Argyre basin
 
24 November 2004
 
These images, taken by the High Resolution Stereo Camera (HRSC) on board ESA’s Mars Express spacecraft, show Crater Hale in the Argyre basin of the southern hemisphere of Mars.
 
  
 
   
Map showing Crater Hale in context
 
The images show an area close to the northern rim of the Argyre basin, located at latitude 36° South and longitude 324° East.

The image was taken with a ground resolution of about 40 metres per pixel during Mars Express orbit 533 in June 2004.

Slight periodic colour and brightness variations in parts of the image indicate atmospheric waves in clouds.
 
 
 
Crater Hale in perspective, looking west
 
 
 
 
Crater Hale in perspective, looking north-west
 
 
 
 
Close-up view of walls of Crater Hale
 
 
Crater Hale, with its terraced walls, central peak and a part of the inner ring is visible in the upper (eastern) part of the image. The region has been eroded heavily by deposits caused by this impact, and subsequent processes.

On the southern rim of Hale, parts of the crater wall have moved downslope towards the crater’s centre (see black and white detailed image left).

At the bottom (western) part of the picture, as seen below in the other detailed image with high resolution, the surface shows a network of fluvial channels which may have been caused by running water.
  
 
 
Close-up view of surface near Crater Hale
 
 
 
 Image resolution has been decreased for use on the internet. The colour images were processed using the HRSC nadir (vertical view) and three colour channels.

The perspective views were calculated from the digital terrain model derived from the stereo channels.
 
 
 
3D image of Crater Hale
 
The 3D anaglyph image was created from the nadir channel and one of the stereo channels. Stereoscopic glasses are needed to view the 3D image.

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