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That is the strangest, weirdest landscape I have seen on Mars, and probably in the Solar System.

The area the picture shows is close to the lowest point on Mars. I do not know the Long/Lat of the lowest point. I might have to dig out a National Geographic map of Mars that shows the lowest point.

Thanks Cindy. I probably will not have the time to dig through MOC pictures. I have started a new project that is taking up most of my time.

http://www.msss.com/moc_gallery/r10_r15 … .html]More here. Something is keeping a young surface in Hellas.

http://www.nfinity.com/~exile/marsweather.htm]Good information on the Hellas Basin

From the webpage;

"Because of its latitude and great depth, it seems likely that there is an abundance of water ice under the surface in the Hellas Basin. Mossbaur spectra, which can detect the presence of hydrogen, suggest that, except for the poles, this may be one of the "wettest" places on the planet. It may possibly be the last place where liquid water ever existed on the surface of Mars. In mid summer, it is one of the "garden spots" of the whole planet, with atmospheric pressure of over 10 millibars, more than twice what it is at the mean planetary horizon. Since the vapor pressure of water is lower than 10 millibars if the temperature is less than 60 deg. F (16 deg. C)(4), this may be one of the few places on the planet where any water on the surface will not immediately boil away. The days are long and relatively warm, and the nights are fairly mild, considering how far north the Hellas Basin is located."

I thought it was getting a power boost from the angle of the slope it is on, which causes more of a right angle between the solar cells and the Sun.

http://www.msss.com/moc_gallery/r10_r15 … pg]Another Inca City picture.  Like the picture I posted above, this one has more of what I call Mars spiders. They are near the bottom of the picture. I am not sure what these features are, but I suspect they have something to do with the freeze/thaw cycle. Crystallized carbon dioxide?

Cindy, if you like dunes, the north pole of Mars has interesting Dunes. I thought you would like http://www.msss.com/moc_gallery/r10_r15 … 3.jpg]this one, http://www.msss.com/moc_gallery/r10_r15 … 5.jpg]this one, http://www.msss.com/moc_gallery/r10_r15 … 1.jpg]this one, and http://www.msss.com/moc_gallery/r10_r15 … 9.jpg]this one.

Cool picture, Cindy! Pokka-dots.

Mars does have some strange features.

http://www.msss.com/moc_gallery/r10_r15 … 5.jpg]Here is another area with what looks like mud cracks.
This area would have been covered with the Northern Ocean. Notice how the crater is a more recent event then the cracks, having obliterated those around it. It looks like there may still be water frozen under the surface, as the impactor looks like it melted the ice.

Oh, I forgot this one. I found where the Martians are hanging out Check out the dark spot in http://www.msss.com/moc_gallery/r10_r15 … 9.jpg]this picture.

They are probably house size bolder, but besides their contrast to the surrounding terrain, I find their distribution interesting. Reminds me of vegetation growth- if only it was that.

http://www.msss.com/moc_gallery/r10_r15 … 5.jpg]This picture has some wierd looking features in it towards the bottom.

It doesn't looks teal as it reminds me of some of those Venus radar pictures.

http://www.msss.com/moc_gallery/r10_r15 … jpg]Headin northeast of Opportunity is the Cassini Basin

I like that second large crater (About 1/3 down the page). Very artistic.

http://www.msss.com/moc_gallery/r10_r15 … 0.jpg]More layering West of Oppotunity.

This one could be considered art.