• A satellite view of a large volcano on the surface of Mars.
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    Color 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.

  • A satellite view of a large volcano on the surface of Mars.

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Viking 1 Orbiter

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