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Discovering Mars: image of the week

Posted by: Tatiana, Posted on: 1 April 2016 - Categories: Image of the week, Space exploration, Space science

This image of the Hellas Basin was taken by the High Resolution Stereo Camera on the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Mars Express later last year (6 December 2016).

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