esahubble_opo9715c4 May 20th, 1997
Credit: Phil James (Univ. Toledo), Todd Clancy (Space Science Inst., Boulder, CO), Steve Lee (Univ. Colorado), and NASA/ESA
The dark Syrtis Major region dominates this image. Syrtis Major is one of the most prominent dark features on Mars, and has been visible since ground-based observers first peered at Mars through telescopes. The bright cloud at 3 o'clock is associated with Elysium Mons. The bright bluish-white feature near the southern limb of the planet is Hellas, a 1, 200 mile (2, 000 km)diameter impact basin formed by the collision of a large body with Mars long ago. Hellas is covered with dry ice frost and clouds during this season (winter in the south).
Provider: Hubble Space Telescope | ESA
Image Source: https://www.spacetelescope.org/images/opo9715c4/
Curator: ESA/Hubble, Garching bei München, Germany
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