PIA03750: Volcanoes Ceraunius Tholus and Uranius Tholus

Target Name: Mars Is a satellite of: Sol (our sun) Mission: Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Spacecraft: Mars Global Surveyor Orbiter Instrument: Mars Orbiter Camera Product Size: 933 samples x 1689 lines Produced By: Malin Space Science Systems Producer ID: MOC2-305 Primary Data Set: MGS EDRs Full-Res TIFF: PIA03750.tif (5.031 MB) Full-Res JPEG: PIA03750.jpg (269.5 kB)

Original Caption Released with Image: Acquired in March 2002, this Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) wide angle view shows the martian volcanoes, Ceraunius Tholus (lower) and Uranius Tholus (upper). The presence of impact craters on these volcanoes, particularly on Uranius Tholus; indicates that they are quite ancient and are not active today. The light-toned area on the southeastern face (toward lower right) of Ceraunius Tholus is a remnant of a once more extensive deposit of dust from the global dust storm events that occurred in 2001. The crater at the summit of Ceraunius Tholus is about 25 km (15.5 mi) across. Sunlight illuminates the scene from the lower left. Image Credit: NASA/JPL/MSSS