ESA showed a unique picture of Mars “in full growth”
MOSCOW, 18 Jul — RIA Novosti. The European space Agency (ESA) has published a unique picture of Mars, on which planet is shown “in full growth”.
The photo was taken using the probe Mars Express flew over Mars from North to South.
#Mars upside down: a rare wide-angle view of the Red Planet, with the north pole at top, bottom and equator, as seen by our Mars Express spacecraft: https://t.co/6o71OzASEr pic.twitter.com/PKiVG7qo41
— ESA Science (@esascience) December 14, 2017
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Scientists emphasize that due to the image they first gained wide-angle picture of the planet. The plot with ice cover located at the bottom, and the red landscape of the equator — from the top.
In addition, the frame sealed the rifts, canyons and volcanoes of Mars, including the vast Alba Mons.