PIA00177: MC-17 Phoenicis Region

Target Name: Mars Is a satellite of: Sol (our sun) Mission: Viking Spacecraft: Viking Orbiter 1 Instrument: Visual Imaging Subsystem - Camera A Product Size: 7170 samples x 4991 lines Produced By: U.S. Geological Survey Producer ID: P44226 Addition Date: 1998-06-05 Primary Data Set: Viking EDRs Full-Res TIFF: PIA00177.tif (68.33 MB) Full-Res JPEG: PIA00177.jpg (3.962 MB)

Original Caption Released with Image: Mars digital-image mosaic merged with color of the MC-17 quadrangle, Phoenicis Lacus region of Mars. Two of the four largest shield volcanoes on Mars are within the northwestern part, the south half of Pavonis Mons and Arsia Mons. The eastern part includes Syria and Sinai Plana. Most of the quadrangle forms the Tharsis plateau--the highest plateau on Mars; its elevation, 10 km, is twice that of the Tibetan Plateau, the highest plateau on Earth. Also in the northeastern part is Noctis Labyrinthus, a complex system of fault valleys at the west end of Valles Marineris. The south-central part is marked by the large fault system, Claritas Fossae. Latitude range -30 to 0 degrees, longitude range 90 to 135 degrees. Image Credit: NASA/JPL/USGS