Arcadia Planitia in context
This image shows a region of Mars known as Arcadia Planitia in wider context.
The dashed inset box indicates the Arcadia Planitia region. The area outlined by the larger solid white box within the dashed inset indicates the area imaged by the High Resolution Stereo Camera (HRSC) aboard ESA’s Mars Express orbiter on 10 November 2024 (orbit 26333). The smaller white box shows the part of the surface featured in this new image release.
[Image description: A colour-coded topographic map of Mars, showing the elevation differences across the planet's surface. The globe of Mars is depicted with various regions highlighted in different colours: blue and green for lower elevations, and yellow and red for higher elevations. Notable features are labeled, including 'Olympus Mons' and 'Tharsis volcanoes', both located in high-elevation red areas. The 'North pole' is indicated at the top of the globe. An inset map on the left shows a zoomed-in region labelled 'Arcadia Planitia'. The inset also marks an area as 'HRSC orbit 26333'. A colour bar at the bottom left indicates elevation from -9 km (dark blue) to 21 km (white).]
