MGS MOC Release No. MOC2-506, 7 October 2003

This Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) image shows a series of dust-covered, overlapping lava flows on the lower southeast flank of the giant martian volcano, Olympus Mons. Leveed channels are abundant; they were the conduits through which molten lava was transported down the length of each flow. This picture is located near 14.3°N, 132.3°W, and covers an area 3 km (1.9 mi) wide. The image is illuminated by sunlight from the lower left.