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Tharsis Tectonics
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The Tharsis region of Mars is an immense region of volcanos, lava flows, and tectonic faulting. The entire area is a topographic bulge, with extensional stresses. The extension allowed magma to rise to the surface, creating the largest areal (Alba Mons) and tallest (Olympus Mons) volcanoes in the solar system. The extension also created faults and fractures. This VIS image shows some of the tectonic faults in the region.
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Credit lineTharsis Tectonics. NASA/JPL, 2020-06-10. Public domain. ID: PIA23943.
