PIA02803: Major Martian Volcanoes from MOLA - Alba Patera
NASA's Mars Global Surveyor shows two views of the topography of a major volcano in the Alba Patera region on Mars.
 Target Name:  Mars
 Is a satellite of:  Sol (our sun)
 Mission:  Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) 
 Spacecraft:  Mars Global Surveyor Orbiter
 Instrument:  MOLA 
 Product Size:  524 x 462 pixels (w x h) 
 Produced By:  Goddard Space Flight Center 
 Addition Date:  2000-09-07 
 Primary Data Set:  MGS EDRs 
 Full-Res TIFF:  PIA02803.tif (239.9 kB)
 Full-Res JPEG:  PIA02803.jpg (52.87 kB)  

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Original Caption Released with Image:

Two views of Alba Patera with topography draped over a Viking image mosaic. MOLA data have clarified the relationship between fault location and topography on and surrounding the Alba construct, providing insight into the volcanological and geophysical processes that shaped the edifice. The vertical exaggeration is 10:1.

Image Credit:
NASA/MOLA Science Team

Image Addition Date:
2000-09-07