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Sojourner rover examining a boulder on Mars

Mars: Chryse Planitia

Chryse Planitia, Mars, seen from the Viking 1 lander.

Sunlit half of Mars, as seen by the Mars Global Surveyor spacecraft. The dark areas indicate regions with large amounts of rock, sand, and craters; the lighter areas are dusty plains. Chryse Planitia is the narrow area between two dark pincers (centre right).

Sojourner on Mars

Mars: Chryse Planitia

Viking 1 on Mars's Chryse Planitia

topographic map of Mars

Mars: Tharsis province

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