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PIA00169: Mc-9 Tharsis Region
Mc-9 Tharsis 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: P44227
Addition Date: 1998-06-05
Primary Data Set: Viking EDRs
Full-Res TIFF: PIA00169.tif (59.06 MB)
Full-Res JPEG: PIA00169.jpg (3.17 MB)

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Original Caption Released with Image:
Mars digital-image mosaic merged with color of the MC-9 quadrangle, Tharsis region of Mars. Three of the four largest shield volcanoes on Mars--Olympus, Ascraeus, and Pavonis Montes--lie within the Tharsis quadrangle, together with several smaller shields. The north-central part is marked by highly faulted terrain of Ceraunius Fossae. Latitude range 0 to 30 degrees, longitude range 90 to 135 degrees.
Image Credit:
NASA/JPL/USGS

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