Friday, January 7, 2011

Volcano !!!



Strange Volcano
A three-dimensional oblique view of the summit caldera of Albor Tholus, a volcano in the Elysium region. The caldera has a diameter of 30 km and a depth of 3 km. The volcano as a whole has a diameter of 160 km and a height of 4.5 km. The depth of the caldera approaches the height of the volcano, which is unusual on Earth. Click to enlarge.









Valles Marineris
A portion of a 1700 km long and 65 km wide swath which was taken in south-north direction across the Grand Canyon of Mars (Valles Marineris). It is the first image of this size that shows the surface of Mars in high resolution (12 meters per pixel), in color and in 3D. This perspective view is computer-generated from the original image data.

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