Olympus Mons Flank
Image Credit: NASA/JPL/ASU
About this image
Today's VIS image is located on the lower flank of Olympus Mons. Olympus Mons is the largest volcano in the solar system, reaching heights over 25 km (16 miles) tall from base to summit, with the base covering an area as large as the state of Arizona. For comparison, Mauna Loa is 9 km (5.5 miles) tall measured from its base on the sea floor.
Please see the THEMIS Data Citation Note for details on crediting THEMIS images.
Context
Image ID:
V85532006 (View data in Mars Image Explorer)
17.993
230.178
85532
2021-03-27 00:25
Tue, 2021-08-24
VIS
256 pixels (18 km)
3792 pixels (269 km)
0.071186 km/pixel
0.0717887 km/pixel
