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Juventae Chasma (High-Def-3D; credits: ESA)
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Spettacolare: un 3D assolutamente straordinario.
Original caption:"These images, taken by the HR Stereo Camera (HRSC) on board ESA’s Mars Express spacecraft, show the depression of Juventae Chasma, cut into the plains of Lunae Planum on Mars.
The HRSC obtained these images during orbit 243 with a ground resolution of approximately 23,4 mt per pixel. The scenes show the region of Lunae Planum, at approximately 5° South and 297° East.
The depression of Juventae Chasma, located North of Valles Marineris, cuts more than 5000 mt into the plains of Lunae Planum. The floor of Juventae Chasma is partly covered by dunes.
In the valley, to the North-East, there is a mountain composed of bright, layered material. This mountain is approximately 2500 mt high, it has a length of 59 Km and a width of up to 23 Km. The OMEGA spectrometer on board Mars Express discovered sulphate on the surface of Mars and confirmed that this mountain is indeed composed of sulphate deposits".
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