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Olympus Mons Lava Flows

NASA's Mars Global Surveyor show some of the lava flows on the middle south flank of the giant volcano Olympus Mons, the largest volcano on Mars.
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Credits: NASA/JPL/Malin Space Science Systems
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MGS MOC Release No. MOC2-437, 30 July 2003

Olympus Mons is the largest volcano on Mars. This Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) image shows some of the lava flows on the middle south flank of the giant volcano. Illuminated from the lower right, this picture is located near 16.4°N, 135.5°W.