Trace Gas Orbiter releases its first image

Europe’s Trace Gas Orbiter has released its first image after reaching its planned science orbit.
The image is posted above, reduced in resolution to show here. It shows a portion of the rim of Korolev Crater, a rare large crater located in the vast northern plains of Mars. Because it is so far north, it has ice on the rim which looks almost like glacial flows in this image.
Europe’s Trace Gas Orbiter has released its first image after reaching its planned science orbit.
The image is posted above, reduced in resolution to show here. It shows a portion of the rim of Korolev Crater, a rare large crater located in the vast northern plains of Mars. Because it is so far north, it has ice on the rim which looks almost like glacial flows in this image.