Acheron Fossae in perspective (3)

This oblique perspective view was generated from the digital terrain model and the nadir and colour channels of the High Resolution Stereo Camera on ESA’s Mars Express. It shows a region of Mars known as Acheron Fossae. This region shows many signs of past activity, from scratch-like ditches and steep cliffs to smooth plains and tall domes formed by volcanism. Two such domes can be seen especially clearly here, located roughly at the centre and centre-right of the frame (visible as bulges rising from the surrounding terrain).

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ALT-text: A perspective view of the Acheron Fossae region of Mars

Image description: The image is tan in colour. The upper third of the image shows a patch of smooth ground, while the rest is filled by a gently sloping and significantly broken-up system of ditches and trenches. These extend, roughly parallel to one another, away from the viewer and slope down to the smooth ground.