Hello Hellas…!

The latest batch of images released by the team behind the HiRISE camera onboard the Mars Reconaissance Orbiter includes a picture of layered outcrops on the floor of a crater in the northern part of the huge Hellas Basin. I found a beautiful section of the image that deserved… well, a little extra attention, so I croppesd it, colourised it and generally messed about with it until it looked a little more realistic and “martian”… here it is – just click on it to bring up a full size version…