Images Dated 18th November 2003

Formula 2 Championship: Jochen Rindt Memorial Trophy, Thruxton, England, 19 April 1976

Eddie Cheever (USA)Project Four Racing, finished 4th.
Jochen Rindt Memorial Trophy, Thruxton, England, 19 April 1976

© Sutton Motorsport Images

Egypt. Sphinx of Memphis. Alabaster

Egyptian Art. Sphinx of Memphis. Alabaster. Probably dates between 1700 and 1400 B.C., during the 18th dynasty. Is believed that the sphinx honored Hatshepsut, Amenhotep II or Amenhotep III and flanked the southern entrance of the temple of Ptah. Mit Rahina Open Air Museum. Memphis. Egypt

© Thaliastock / Mary Evans

18th, Age, Alabaster, Amenhotep, Ancient, Art, Dynasty, Egypt, Egyptian, Hatshepsut, History, Ii, Iii, Memphis, Mythology, Sculpture, Sphinx, Stone

Mars Global Surveyor image of Valles Marineris

Valles Marineris canyon on Mars. Coloured high- resolution image from the Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) spacecraft of the Valles Marineris canyon (at centre). The vast canyon is 6000 km long. The area shown in the picture is the Coprates Catena area which is at the centre of the canyon. North is at top. The layered rocks on either side imply a complex and extremely active early history for geological processes on Mars. The image was taken by the Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) on board the MGS spacecraft which was launched in November 1996. The southern slopes have been coloured red to make the image more "earth-like". Resolution is 4.8 meters/pixel. The image is of an area 10 x 12 km

© NASA/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY