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Mars, with Syrtis Major visible in the planet's centre. Image taken by the Mars Global Surveyor on Aug. 20, 1997.

Syrtis Major region on Mars. This enhanced-colour mosaic, which combines images taken by the Viking spacecraft, shows region bounded by cratered highlands on the west and north, and the Isidis basin to the east.

Mars, with the dark feature Syrtis Major visible near the planet's centre and its north polar cap at the top, imaged by the Hubble Space Telescope, 1997.

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