The imaged region, on the northern edge of the Magellan
(Magelhaens) Crater, was acquired from an altitude of 500
kilometres on 6 February 2009 during orbit 6547 and has a
resolution of about 25 metres per pixel. The images show an area
at 34°S and 185°E. Measuring about 190 kilometres by 112
kilometres, the area shown covers about 21,280 square
kilometres, which is about the size of Slovenia. It is to the
southwest of the volcanic region Tharsis on the southern
highlands of Mars. This image was created using a Digital
Terrain Model (DTM) derived from data acquired by the High
Resolution Stereo Camera (HRSC) operated by DLR on ESA's Mars
Express spacecraft. Elevation data from the DTM is colour-coded
– purple indicates the lowest-lying regions and beige the higher
elevations. The scale is in metres.