Image: Clouds over Charitum Montes - 2004-04-29 (50353782473)
Description: Mars Express HRSC image of a fog-shrouded Argyre Basin and the tall Charitum Montes forming its southwestern rim. The Charitum Montes tower over the Argyre Basin floor, with some peaks topping out at nearly 4 km above the surrounding basin floor. The great depth of the Argyre Basin (in places 4 km below Martian "sea level", where water can exist as a liquid, gas, or solid) allows frequent ground fogs to form, particularly during mornings in the warmer half of the year.
This image uses IR, Green, and blue images overlaid on a higher-resolution panchromatic image and adjusted to approximate what the human eye would see. It was taken by the Mars Express spacecraft on its 350th orbit of Mars, April 29, 2004.
Author: Justin Cowart
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