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Mars: Tharsis province

Tharsis region of Mars. A number of volcanoes are visible in this picture, which is a composite of several images taken by the Viking 1 and 2 Orbiters. In the centre left is Olympus Mons.

The Martian volcano Arsia Mons, the southernmost of the line of three volcanoes on Tharsis

Tharsis region, northern hemisphere of Mars. Olympus Mons is visible on the left; Ascraeus Mons is on the right. High clouds are also visible, especially in the far northern regions (top). This image was taken by the Mars Global Surveyor on June 1, 1998.

Mosaic of more than 100 Viking orbiter photographs of Mars, showing most of a hemisphere centred near the equator and 80° W longitude. The large trough of the Valles Marineris extends from the Tharsis volcanoes on the west (left) eastward nearly 4,500 kilometres. White bands and streaks are water-ice clouds.

topographic map of Mars

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Olympus Mons Valles Marineris Canals of Mars Utopia Planitia Maxwell Montes Chryse Planitia Vastitas Borealis Syrtis Major Nirgal Vallis Taurus-Littrow Valley