The High Resolution Stereo Camera (HRSC) on ESA’s Mars Express orbiter took pictures of the Noachis Terra region during orbits 2412 and 2467 on 29 November and 14 December 2005 respectively, with a ground resolution of approximately 15 metres per pixel.

The sun illuminates the scene from the north-east (top left in the image).

Maunder crater, named after the british astronomer Edward W. Maunder, is located halfway between Argyre Planitia and Hellas Planitia on the southern highlands of Mars.

With a diameter of 90 kilometres and a depth of barely 900 metres, the crater is not one of the largest impact craters on Mars at present, but it used to be much deeper. It has since been filled partially with large amounts of material.

This colour scene has been derived from the three HRSC-colour channels and the nadir channel.

Credits: ESA/DLR/FU Berlin (G. Neukum)

Named after the british astronomer Edward W. Maunder, the crater located halfway between Argyre Planitia and Hellas Planitia on the southern Highlands of Mars.

This perspective view has been calculated from the digital terrain model derived from the HRSC stereo channels.

Credits: ESA/DLR/FU Berlin (G. Neukum)

Named after the british astronomer Edward W. Maunder, the crater located halfway between Argyre Planitia and Hellas Planitia on the southern Highlands of Mars.

This perspective view has been calculated from the digital terrain model derived from the HRSC stereo channels.

Credits: ESA/DLR/FU Berlin (G. Neukum)

Named after the british astronomer Edward W. Maunder, the crater located halfway between Argyre Planitia and Hellas Planitia on the southern Highlands of Mars.

This view has been derived from the nadir channel which provides the highest level of detail.

Credits: ESA/DLR/FU Berlin (G. Neukum)

Named after the british astronomer Edward W. Maunder, the crater located halfway between Argyre Planitia and Hellas Planitia on the southern highlands of Mars.

This anaglyph image was calculated from the nadir channel and two stereo channels, stereoscopic glasses are required to view it. This is the first time that an anaglyph mosaic was been composed using HRSC data.

Credits: ESA/DLR/FU Berlin (G. Neukum)