Frame H0572_0000_ND2: Hellas Planitia Region

Caption ESA:"The HRSC on board ESA's Mars Express Spacecraft obtained this image on July, 1st, 2004 during orbit 572 with a ground resolution of approx. 45,1 mt per pixel.

The scene shows a portion of Hellas Planitia, a Region which is about 234 Km wide in the North, 345 Km in the South, about 898 Km in length, and centred at approx. 89° East Long. and 29° South Lat.

This image represents an area on the Northern Eastern Rim of Hellas Planitia, also known as the Hellas Impact Basin in Mars's Southern Hemispere. The Basin is thought to have formed around 3900 Million Years ago in a single massive impact".