Edge of Olympus Mons
NASA/JPL-Caltech/UArizona
Edge of Olympus Mons
PSP_003476_1940  Science Theme: Volcanic Processes
This image captures a small piece of the southern edge of Olympus Mons, the largest volcano in the Solar System.

A pair of deep valleys can be see in the middle of the image, probably formed by ancient landslides. However, more recent lava flows have entered into the valley. These lava flows traverse the floor of the valley and feed a broad fan of lava flows at the mouth. The dark streaks along the valley walls are locations where the bright dust has been removed by small dust avalanches.



Written by: Laszlo Kestay  (13 June 2007)


This is a stereo pair with PSP_003977_1940.
 
Acquisition date
24 April 2007

Local Mars time
15:27

Latitude (centered)
13.962°

Longitude (East)
227.076°

Spacecraft altitude
273.3 km (169.8 miles)

Original image scale range
27.4 cm/pixel (with 1 x 1 binning) so objects ~82 cm across are resolved

Map projected scale
25 cm/pixel and North is up

Map projection
Equirectangular

Emission angle
5.5°

Phase angle
65.2°

Solar incidence angle
60°, with the Sun about 30° above the horizon

Solar longitude
225.1°, Northern Autumn

For non-map projected images
North azimuth:  97°
Sub-solar azimuth:  335.4°
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POSTSCRIPT
NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, a division of the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, Calif., manages the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter for NASA’s Science Mission Directorate, Washington. The HiRISE camera was built by Ball Aerospace and Technology Corporation and is operated by the University of Arizona.