This image from NASAs Mars Odyssey shows the western side of the summit caldera on the volcano called Uranius Mons.

August 03, 2021

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Today's VIS image shows the western side of the summit caldera on the volcano called Uranius Mons. Uranius Mons is 4.8 kilometers (3 miles) high with shallow slopes. The surrounding volcanic plains are younger than the volcano itself and originated at other volcanic centers in the Tharsis region.

Orbit Number: 85356 Latitude: 25.5498 Longitude: 266.521 Instrument: VIS Captured: 2021-03-12 12:40

Please see the THEMIS Data Citation Note for details on crediting THEMIS images.

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory manages the 2001 Mars Odyssey mission for NASA's Science Mission Directorate, Washington, D.C. The Thermal Emission Imaging System (THEMIS) was developed by Arizona State University, Tempe, in collaboration with Raytheon Santa Barbara Remote Sensing. The THEMIS investigation is led by Dr. Philip Christensen at Arizona State University. Lockheed Martin Astronautics, Denver, is the prime contractor for the Odyssey project, and developed and built the orbiter. Mission operations are conducted jointly from Lockheed Martin and from JPL, a division of the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena.

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NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU

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