Let’s take a look at the “night maze” of Mars from the sky.. The European Space Agency creates a video using data from the spacecraft | Satellite portal website sorae

This is a video depicting the view from above the eastern part of Mars, a region called Noctis Labyrinthus. As the name suggests, which means “night maze,” be sure to enjoy the stunning views of the intricate valley.

[▲ عرض جوي لـ Noctis Labyrinthus تم تصويره بناءً على البيانات التي حصل عليها مسبار Mars Express]
(Credit: ESA/DLR/FU Berlin and NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS)

This video was created based on data acquired by the High Resolution Stereo Camera (HRSC) of the European Space Agency (ESA)’s Mars Express rover. Noctis Labyrinthus is said to have a number of valleys up to 30 km wide and 6 km deep, which intersect and spread over a distance of approximately 1,190 km (equivalent to the length of the Italian peninsula).

According to the European Space Agency, the complex valley formation at Noctis Labyrinthus is believed to be the result of previous intense volcanic activity in the western region of Tarsis. It is believed that volcanic activity lifted a large area of ​​the Earth’s crust into an arc-like shape, and as a result of the force acting on the expansion of the Earth’s crust, a trough was formed in which part of the Earth’s crust sank, resulting in a maze-like terrain. It is said that there are traces of large-scale landslides left here and there on the slopes of the valley, and that the sand dunes were formed by the wind.

The Mars Express mission, launched on June 3, 2003, has exceeded the originally planned Martian year (about 687 Earth days) and will celebrate its 20th anniversary in 2023. 20th anniversary commemorative images will also be released in June 2023. According to ESA The Mars Express mission has been extended until at least the end of 2026, and is expected to continue providing beautiful and insightful images of Mars.

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The video was initially published by the European Space Agency on October 10, 2023.

[▲ صورة المريخ متمركزة في فاليس مارينريس. في Noctis Labyrinthus (نقطة السهم)، ينتشر واد معقد (مصدر الصورة: ESA/DLR/FU Berlin/G. Michael، السهم مضاف من قبل قسم التحرير)]

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