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Original – Topographic map of Mars as measured by Mars Orbiter Laser Altimeter, showing the two hemispheres of Mars.
Reason
Lead image. Topography of Mars. This was on the cover of Science magazine in 1999. Measured by Mars Orbiter Laser Altimeter.
Articles in which this image appears
Mars Orbiter Laser Altimeter
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Space/Understanding
Creator
NASA
Much better resolution, a legend that indicates what the colors mean, topographic unity instead of two separate globes, a coordinate system that allows the viewer to get accurate positions for different features

Promoted File:Mars topography (MOLA dataset) with poles HiRes.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 06:55, 16 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]