PIA02163: Elysium Summit
This image from NASA's Mars Global Surveyor shows a channel extending northward from the Elysium Mons caldera at the volcano's summit.
 Target Name:  Mars
 Is a satellite of:  Sol (our sun)
 Mission:  Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) 
 Spacecraft:  Mars Global Surveyor Orbiter
 Instrument:  Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) 
 Product Size:  672 x 1552 pixels (w x h) 
 Produced By:  Malin Space Science Systems 
 Producer ID:  MOC2-1364  
 Full-Res TIFF:  PIA02163.tif (1.044 MB)
 Full-Res JPEG:  PIA02163.jpg (130.4 kB)  

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Original Caption Released with Image:

5 February 2006
This Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) image shows a channel extending northward from the Elysium Mons caldera at the volcano's summit. The north wall of the caldera -- the summit depression formed by collapse as magma withdraws‚ is located at the south end (bottom) of this picture.

Location near: 24.8°N, 213.3°W
Image width: ~3 km (~1.9 mi)
Illumination from: lower left
Season: Northern Autumn

Image Credit:
NASA/JPL/Malin Space Science Systems

Image Addition Date:
2006-02-05