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Major Martian Volcanoes from MOLA – Arsia Mons

NASA's Mars Global Surveyor shows views of Arsia Mons, the southern most of the Tharsis montes on Mars featuring the caldera structure and the flank massive breakout that produced a major side lobe.
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Credits: NASA/MOLA Science Team
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Two views of Arsia Mons, the southern most of the Tharsis montes, shown as topography draped over a Viking image mosaic. MOLA topography clearly shows the caldera structure and the flank massive breakout that produced a major side lobe. The vertical exaggeration is 10:1.

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