PIA06841: Small Tharsis Volcano
NASA's Mars Global Surveyor shows a small volcano located southwest of the giant volcano, Pavonis Mons on Mars. Lava flows emanate from the summit region into an irregularly-shaped collapse pit, or caldera. A blanket of dust mantles this volcano.
 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:  1024 x 4417 pixels (w x h) 
 Produced By:  Malin Space Science Systems 
 Producer ID:  MOC2-834  
 Full-Res TIFF:  PIA06841.tif (4.195 MB)
 Full-Res JPEG:  PIA06841.jpg (678.8 kB)  

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Original Caption Released with Image:

30 August 2004
This Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) image shows a small volcano located southwest of the giant volcano, Pavonis Mons, near 2.5°S, 109.4°W. Lava flows can be seen to have emanated from the summit region, which today is an irregularly-shaped collapse pit, or caldera. A blanket of dust mantles this volcano. Dust covers most martian volcanoes, none of which are young or active today. This picture covers an area about 3 km (1.9 mi) across; sunlight illuminates the scene from the left.

Image Credit:
NASA/JPL/Malin Space Science Systems

Image Addition Date:
2004-08-30