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Topography of the shield volcano, Olympus Mons on MarsOlympus Mons, one of the largest known shield volcanoes in the solar system, covers an area of more than 3.2 x 10 to the 5th sq km and has a diameter of more than 600 km, excluding its vast aureole deposits. The structure is five times larger than the largest shield volcano on the earth. It is situated on the north-west flank of the Tharsis volcanic region, a broad topographic rise on the Martian surface. The volcano has three physical subdivisions: the summit caldera, the terraced upper flanks, and the lower flanks, which terminate in a scarp 2-10 km high that nearly surrounds the structure. A large block of images of the Tharsis region, including Olympus Mons, was obtained by the Viking mission. A topographic map of Olympus Mons is presented here, which has been compiled using various combinations of stereo pairs of these images, together with stereoscopic perspective views generated by image processing techniques.
Document ID
19840053979
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
External Source(s)
Authors
Wu, S. S. C.
(Geological Survey Flagstaff, AZ, United States)
Garcia, P. A.
(Geological Survey Flagstaff, AZ, United States)
Jordan, R.
(Geological Survey Flagstaff, AZ, United States)
Schafer, F. J.
(Geological Survey Flagstaff, AZ, United States)
Skiff, B. A.
(U.S. Geological Survey Flagstaff, AZ, United States)
Date Acquired
August 12, 2013
Publication Date
May 31, 1984
Publication Information
Publication: Nature
Volume: 309
ISSN: 0028-0836
Subject Category
Lunar And Planetary Exploration
Accession Number
84A36766
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NASA ORDER W-14585
CONTRACT_GRANT: NASA ORDER L-9718
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Other

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