article_snippet: The odd colour of Mars is due to the specific filters used by the camera .
article_snippet: Volcanic despoits can be seen on the flanks of the mountain in the image, which was mapped from an altitude of 6,653 miles (10,707km) and has a resolution of 1,824ft (556 metres) per pixel.
article_snippet: The images were taken with the Mars Colour Camera (MCC) on the spacecraft, which weighs 2.9lbs (1.3kg) and is used to view the surface of Mars and Mars moons.
article_snippet: In a close-up view of the surface, the MCC captured a shot of the huge Valles Marineris Canyon – which at more than 2,500 miles (4,000km) long is one of the largest canyons in the solar system, covering nearly a fifth the circumference of Mars.
article_snippet: The image was taken from an altitude of 15,000 miles (24,000km), with a resolution of about 0.7 miles (1.2km) per pixel.
article_snippet: A portion of the canyon known as Eos Chaos was also observed by the spacecraft, which weighs 2.9lbs (1.3kg) and is used to view the surface of Mars and its moons, revealing fracture patterns in the surface.
article_snippet: The images of the surface could help scientists understand the geological processes taking place on Mars at a local scale.
article_snippet: In this close-up view of the surface, the Mars Colour Camera (MCC) on the spacecraft, which weighs 2.9lbs (1.3kg) and is used to view the surface of Mars and its moons captured a shot of the huge Valles Marineris Canyon - which at more than 2,500 miles (4,000km) long is one of the largest canyons in the solar system, covering nearly a fifth the circumference of Mars .
article_snippet: This portion of the canyon, known as Eos Chaos, was also observed by the spacecraft, which weighs 2.9lbs (1.3kg) and is used to view the surface of Mars and its moons, revealing fracture patterns in the surface.
article_snippet: The images  could help scientists understand the geological processes taking place on Mars at a local scale .
article_snippet: ’s radiation is reflected back into space by the planet.
article_snippet: This image, showing the limb of Mars against the void of space, was taken using the Mars Colour Camera from an altitude of 8,449km .
highlights_snippet: Another image reveals the enormous Valles Marineris canyon on the surface of the planet .
  