Bird’s-eye view of dark ash in Utopia Planitia

This 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 bird’s-eye view of a large 15-km-across crater in Utopia Planitia, covered and surrounded by dark volcanic ash.

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[Image description: An angled view over the Martian surface showing a broad, smooth plain in shades of purple and reddish-brown. A large, shallow circular crater sits on the right, with a smaller, fainter crater to the left. The ground looks gently rippled and worn, with subtle colour variations giving the surface a mottled, almost velvet-like texture.]