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Olympus Mons Lava Flows

NASA's Mars Global Surveyor shows
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Credits: NASA/JPL/Malin Space Science Systems
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MGS MOC Release No. MOC2-525, 26 October 2003

This May 2003 Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) picture shows lava flows on the lower northern flanks of the large martian volcano, Olympus Mons. Located near 21.9°N, 132.9°W, the image features flows that moved down the north slope, toward the north/northeast (top/upper right). Sunlight illuminates this scene from the left/lower left; the picture covers an area about 3 km (1.9 mi) across.