striking Maunder crater lying at approximately 50 South

This image provided by NASA Tuesday Oct. 16, 2007 shows the striking Maunder crater lying at approximately 50 South and 2 East, in the Noachis Terra region on Mars. The High Resolution Stereo Camera (HRSC) on ESAs Mars Express orbiter took pictures of the Noachis Terra region during orbits 2412 and 2467 on Nov, 29 and Dec. 14, 2005 respectively, with a ground resolution of approximately 15 metres per pixel. The sun illuminates the scene from the north-east (top left in the image). Maunder crater, named after the british astronomer Edward W. Maunder, is located halfway between Argyre Planitia and Hellas Planitia on the southern highlands of Mars