by APOD Robot » Mon Sep 09, 2024 4:05 am
Mars: Moon, Craters, and Volcanos
Explanation: If you could fly over Mars, what might you see? The
featured image shows exactly this in the form of a
Mars Express vista captured over a particularly interesting region on
Mars in July. The picture's most famous feature is
Olympus Mons, the largest volcano in the
Solar System, visible on the upper right. Another large Martian volcano is visible on the right horizon:
Pavonis Mons. Several
circular impact craters can be seen on the surface of the aptly named
red planet. Impressively, this image was timed to capture the
dark and
doomed Martian moon
Phobos, visible just left of center. The
surface feature on the lower left, known as
Orcus Patera, is unusual for its large size and oblong shape, and
mysterious because the processes that created it still remain unknown.
ESA's robotic
Mars Express spacecraft was launched in 2003 and, among many
notable science
discoveries, bolstered evidence that Mars was once home to large
bodies of water.
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