The Martian: Nasa unveils real-life photos from locations in hit film

The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has provided stunning images of the planet's surface, depicting landing sites from the film and volcano-like mounds

Blockbuster movie The Martian has inspired Nasa to release photos showing real-life locations from the film on the Red Planet.

Two landing sites for the Ares 3 and Ares 4 missions depicted in the movie can be seen in the images beamed to Earth by the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter spacecraft.