Saturday, November 30, 2013

Lava Channel East of Olympus Mons


The channel in the bottom part of this VIS image was created by lava flow rather than water flow. This feature is located in the Tharsis plains east of Olympus Mons.

Orbit Number: 52423 Latitude: 20.9613 Longitude: 240.14 Instrument: VIS Captured: 2013-10-08 11:01

Photo credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Arizona State University

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