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Olympus Mons Flank
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Olympus Mons Flank

NASA / JPL · 2021-08-24 · photograph (digital archive)

From the collection of NASA Image and Video Library. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Today's VIS image is located on the lower flank of Olympus Mons. Olympus Mons is the largest volcano in the solar system, reaching heights over 25 km (16 miles) tall from base to summit, with the base covering an area as large as the state of Arizona. For comparison, Mauna Loa is 9 km (5.5 miles) tall measured from its base on the sea floor.

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Credit lineOlympus Mons Flank. NASA/JPL, 2021-08-24. Public domain. ID: PIA24852.

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