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Oblique view of Olympus Mons on Mars

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This oblique view of Olympus Mons was taken by the Mars Global Surveyor wide angle camera in the morning of local winter. The caldera measures 66 x 83 km and the volcano is roughly 550 km from top to bottom of the image (east to west). The volcano rises some 25 km above the surrounding region. The clouds at the top of the image cover most of the plains east of the volcano and come up to the eastern edge of the edifice. The slopes of the volcano are very gentle, rising 2 to 5 degrees. The image is centered at approximately 18 N, 133 W, north is to the left and east is up. The color contrast has been enhanced to highlight features in the image. (Mars Global Surveyor, MRPS93714)
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Location & Time Information
Date/Time (UT): 1998-04-26 T 05:40:14
Distance/Range (km): 950.
Central Latitude/Longitude (deg): 18, 133 W
Orbit(s): 263

Imaging Information
Area or Feature Type: volcano, caldera
Instrument: Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC)
Instrument Resolution (pixels): 3456 line array, 8-bit
Instrument Field of View (deg): 140.
Filter: red, blue
Illumination Incidence Angle (deg): 48.
Phase Angle (deg): 75.
Instrument Look Direction: N/A
Surface Emission Angle (deg): 32.

Ordering Information
CD-ROM Volume: MGSC_0005 (raw images)
NASA Image ID number: MRPS93714
Other Image ID number:
NSSDC Data Set ID (Photo): XD-12A
NSSDC Data Set ID (CD): 96-062A-01A (raw images)
Other ID: P-50134

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Dave Williams, dave.williams@nasa.gov, (301) 286-1258
Code 690.1, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Greenbelt, MD 20771, USA

Jay Friedlander, jay.s.friedlander@nasa.gov, (301) 286-7172
Code 612.4, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Greenbelt, MD 20771, USA

NASA Official: Dr. David R. Williams, David.R.Williams@nasa.gov
Last updated: 24 September 2015