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Hellas Basin from Mars Express

Hellas Basin from Mars Express
Hellas Basin from Mars Express ESA's Mars Express captured this view of the Hellas Basin on Feb. 13, 2016. This image, made from a two-color (blue/green) observation of hazes in the atmosphere, captures a large dust storm swirling inside the basin. Clouds of dust kicked up by the wind have spilled into topographic lows within the basin rim, including several large channel systems on the eastern side of the basin. These channels (Dao, Niger, Harmakhis, and Reull Valles) can be seen as light fingers reaching out of the dust cloud at top center. ESA / DLR / FU Berlin / Justin Cowart