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Nepenthes Mensae

The High Resolution Stereo Camera on board ESA's Mars Express orbiter imaged Nepenthes Mensae, a river delta on Mars, on 22 January 2008.

The data was acquired in the region lying at approximately 3° north and 121° east with a ground resolution of 15 m/pixel.

Credits: ESA/DLR/FU Berlin (G. Neukum)

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