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Olympus Flows

NASA's Mars Global Surveyor shows channels carved into the plains mantled with dust southeast of the large volcano, Olympus Mons on Mars.
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Credits: NASA/JPL/Malin Space Science Systems
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7 April 2005
This Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) image shows channels carved into the plains southeast of the large volcano, Olympus Mons. The fluid that created these landforms flowed from upper right toward the lower left, but its nature is unknown. Today, the entire scene is mantled with dust.

Location near: 16.0°N, 129.3°W
Image width: ~3 km (~1.9 mi)
Illumination from: lower left
Season: Northern Autumn