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PIA02806: Major Martian Volcanoes from MOLA - Olympus Mons
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 samples x 900 lines
Produced By: Goddard Space Flight Center
Addition Date: 2000-09-07
Primary Data Set: MGS EDRs
Full-Res TIFF: PIA02806.tif (1.451 MB)
Full-Res JPEG: PIA02806.jpg (205 kB)

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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

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