This image is of the perimeter of a lava flow found on the western slope of the Elysium volcanic region.

Elysium Mons is the largest of the three volcanoes centered on this region, towering some 16 kilometers (52,500 feet) above the surrounding plains. Two smaller volcanoes, Albor Tholus to the south and Hecates Tholus to the north, also lie within this vast region (see map). The lava flow in the image shows prominent lobate margins, irregular chains of pits towards the center, and ridges along the interior of the margins.

Several impact craters dot the surface suggesting that the flow is not recent. Detailed studies of such lava flows help us to understand the timing of geologic activity in this volcanic region of Mars.

ID: ESP_093280_2095
date: Saturday, 20 June 2026
altitude: 289 km (179.18 mi)

https://uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_093280_2095
NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Arizona
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