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Solar System's Largest Volcano
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Imagery Captured: February 11, 2004
Olympus Mons on Mars is the highest volcano in our Solar System. It soars 13.7 miles (22 km) and its caldera, the deflated crater at the top, sinks down nearly 2 miles (3 km). This high-resolution image was provided by ESA's Mars Express orbiter. Credits: ESA/DLR/FU Berlin (G. Neukum)
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