Olympus Rupes

Image Credit: NASA/JPL/ASU

About this image

Olympus Rupes is the name of the large escarpment surrounding Olympus Mons. The escarpment is a cliff where there is a large elevation change over a short distance. The elevation change from the lower volcanic plains to the volcano flank is up to 5 miles (26,400 feet), almost the height of Mount Everest. This VIS image is located along the southeastern margin of Olympus Mons, the largest Martian volcano.

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Context

Latitude: 13.9993

Longitude: 228.976

Orbit Number: 72880

Captured: 2018-05-20 03:37

Posted to Web: Mon, 2018-08-20

Instrument: VIS

Image Width: 1024 pixels (18 km)

Image Height: 3648 pixels (66 km)

Vertical Resolution: 0.018224 km/pixel

Horizontal Resolution: 0.0184231 km/pixel

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