Mars topography. Computer artwork based on satellite data, showing the topography of the planet Mars. The topography of Mars is clearly divided in two

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Mars topography. Computer artwork based on satellite data, showing the topography of the planet Mars. The topography of Mars is clearly divided in two regions: the northern plains - virtually without impact craters and covered by huge lava flows, and the southern mountainous terrain - characterised by a large number of impact craters, most of them very old. The average height difference between the two regions is about 4 km, which suggests that the northern planes once housed a giant ocean.

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Size: 5086px × 3467px
Photo credit: © CARLOS CLARIVAN/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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