Albor Tholus
Image Credit: NASA/JPL/ASU
About this image
Today's VIS image shows a cross section of Albor Tholus, a volcano found in the Elysium volcanic complex. The volcanic caldera is at the top of the image. The caldera is unusual in that it is very deep compared to volcano height. The top elevation of Albor Tholus is approximately 4.5km, the deepest part of the caldera measures 3km below this [an elevation of only 1.5km].
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Context
Image ID:
V87756003 (View data in Mars Image Explorer)
17.9743
150.411
87756
2021-09-26 03:18
Tue, 2022-04-19
VIS
256 pixels (18 km)
3792 pixels (276 km)
0.072937 km/pixel
0.073946 km/pixel
