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Hellas Chaos stretches roughly 200 km north–south and for about 500 km in an east–west direction. It shows a variety of landforms, from large impact craters containing wind-blown dunes or flat-topped mesas, to ridges and troughs with rough knobs of material protruding from the surface. The region is also dusted with carbon dioxide frost. North is to the right and west is at the top. The image was captured by Mars Express on 23 January 2014. Image credit: ESA / DLR / FU Berlin.

Mars Express Focuses on Frost-Covered Hellas Chaos

Dec 3, 2014 by News Staff

Scientists using the High Resolution Stereo Camera aboard ESA’s Mars Express spacecraft have captured a stunning new image of Hellas Chaos, a large region...