# Mars surface

`surface-2k.jpg` — **Solar System Scope / INOVE**, Mars texture, 2048 × 1024.
`surface-hd-8192.ktx2` — same creator, native 8192 × 4096 source.
HD original: https://www.solarsystemscope.com/textures/download/8k_mars.jpg
HD conversion: vertical row reversal for GPU UVs, UASTC / Zstd compression,
complete mipmap chain. No enlargement or AI-added surface detail.
Source: https://www.solarsystemscope.com/textures/
Original: https://www.solarsystemscope.com/textures/download/2k_mars.jpg
License: **Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International**
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Downloaded 2026-11-03. Unmodified image. The creator describes the map as
NASA Viking-derived, with color/detail enhancements and filled missing areas.
This is a historical surface map, not a recent live orbital photograph.
Lighting, orbital orientation and Earth's tiny apparent direction are scenic.
Earth is an unresolved pale light, inspired by ESA Mars Express observations:
https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Space_Science/Mars_Express/Earth_and_Moon_seen_from_Mars