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| Description: This image taken by the Hubble Space Telescopes was made during the opposition of 2003. Arabia Terra looks like the Arabian peninsula on Earth. It is an old, highly eroded region dotted with numerous flat-bottom craters. Lava-covered Syrtis Major was first identified by Christiaan Huygens in 1659. A single impact carved out Hellas Planitia, which is five times the size of Texas. Inset: This mosaic of images from the Viking 1 and 2 orbiter spacecraft shows an extensively cratered region located south of the Martian equator. Note how worn down these craters are compared to those on Mercury and our Moon Picture Stats: Views: 1003 Filesize: 291.17kB Height: 680 Width: 1350 Source: https://biology-forums.com/index.php?action=gallery;sa=view;id=16070 |