PIA04812: Olympus Mons Lava Flows
 Target Name:  Mars
 Is a satellite of:  Sol (our sun)
 Mission:  Mars Global Surveyor (MGS)
 Spacecraft:  Mars Global Surveyor Orbiter
 Instrument:  Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC)
 Product Size:  1018 x 1527 pixels (w x h)
 Produced By:  Malin Space Science Systems
 Full-Res TIFF:  PIA04812.tif (1.556 MB)
 Full-Res JPEG:  PIA04812.jpg (240.3 kB)

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Original Caption Released with Image:

MGS MOC Release No. MOC2-525, 26 October 2003

This May 2003 Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) picture shows lava flows on the lower northern flanks of the large martian volcano, Olympus Mons. Located near 21.9°N, 132.9°W, the image features flows that moved down the north slope, toward the north/northeast (top/upper right). Sunlight illuminates this scene from the left/lower left; the picture covers an area about 3 km (1.9 mi) across.

Image Credit:
NASA/JPL/Malin Space Science Systems

Image Addition Date:
2003-10-27