Biblis Tholus

Image Credit: NASA/JPL/ASU

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Today's VIS image shows part of Biblis Tholus, including part of the summit caldera (Biblis Patera). This volcano is located west of Pavonis Mons and is just one of the numerous smaller volcanoes found in the Tharsis region. It rises about 3 kilometers above its surrounding terrain. The caldera is about 53 kilometers (33 miles) in diameter and has a depth of approximately 4 kilometers (2.5 miles)

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Context

Latitude: 3.50005

Longitude: 236.098

Orbit Number: 101423

Captured: 2024-10-25 12:00

Posted to Web: Fri, 2025-05-30

Instrument: VIS

Image Width: 256 pixels (18 km)

Image Height: 3792 pixels (266 km)

Vertical Resolution: 0.070214 km/pixel

Horizontal Resolution: 0.0713173 km/pixel

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