PIA02805: Major Martian Volcanoes from MOLA - Olympus Mons
 Target Name:  Mars
 Is a satellite of:  Sol (our sun)
 Mission:  Mars Global Surveyor (MGS)
 Spacecraft:  Mars Global Surveyor Orbiter
 Instrument:  MOLA
 Product Size:  2100 x 900 pixels (w x h)
 Produced By:  Goddard Space Flight Center
 Addition Date:  2000-09-07
 Primary Data Set:  MGS EDRs
 Full-Res TIFF:  PIA02805.tif (1.538 MB)
 Full-Res JPEG:  PIA02805.jpg (270.9 kB)

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Original Caption Released with Image:

Two views of Olympus Mons, shown as topography draped over a Viking image mosaic. MOLA's regional topography has shown that this volcano sits off to the west of the main Tharsis rise rather than on its western flank. The topography also clearly shows the relationship between the volcano's scarp and massive aureole deposit that was produced by flank collapse. The vertical exaggeration is 10:1.

Image Credit:
NASA/MOLA Science Team

Image Addition Date:
2000-09-07