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	MOLA's Three-Dimensional Mars By Anthony Duignan-Cabrera Managing Editor posted: 07:00 am ET 09 November 2000

Scaling Olympus Mons

Two views of Olympus Mons, shown as topography draped over a Viking image mosaic. The vertical exaggeration is 10-to-1. Click on the thumbnail images to see full-sized images:

MOLA's regional topography has shown that this volcano sits off to the west of the main Tharsis rise rather than on its western flank.

Crossing the Surface of Olympus Mons.

The topography shows the relationship between the volcano's scarp and massive aureole deposit that was produced by flank collapse.

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