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mosaic of Olympus Mons volcano on Mars from the Viking 1 Orbiter.
The mosaic was created using images from orbit 735 taken 22 June
1978. Olympus Mons is about 600 km in diameter and the summit caldera
is 24 km above the surrounding plains. The complex aureole terrain
is visible at the top of the frame. North is up.
To view close up of caldera click image.
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