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The Mighty Ganges
November 21st, 2008 | Tags: Mars, Mars Express, natural color | Published in latest, pictures | 3 Comments
Ganges Chasma is a side canyon at one end of the vast Valles Marineris trough system of Mars. The feature, which is several kilometers deep, is named after the River Ganges in Asia. The canyon is rich with varied layered material, as seen in this lovely image from the Mars Express orbiter.
Sent by: Mars Express | From: Mars | Released: November, 2008 | Credit: ESA/DLR/FU Berlin | Image source
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November 21st, 2008at 1:46 pm(#)
wow… Mars Express… so that is true color right? ME usually releases true color images. do you know?
November 21st, 2008at 2:36 pm(#)
Yes, true color, at least as constructed by this particular imaging team. The official description from the source categorizes it as “Mars-like” color as opposed to “stretched” or “enhanced.”
November 21st, 2008at 11:45 pm(#)
[...] trough system of Mars. This image was returned by ESA’s Mars Express, brought to our attention by Bill Dunford’s Riding with Robots. The image above is a 2560×1800 wallpaper. Download the 1440×900 [...]