Center is at Latitude 30 Degrees North, Longitude 150 Degrees
Caption:
Center of the orthographic projection is at latitude 30 degrees N., longitude 150 degrees. The north polar residual ice cap, which is cut by spiral-patterned troughs and surrounded by the dark lowland plains of Vastitas Borealis, is located at the top. The right-central part is dominated by the Tharsis Montes volcanoes. The most prominent of the Tharsis Montes volcanoes is the largest known volcano in the solar system, Olympus Mons. The light-colored lowland plains of Amazonis, Elysium, and Arcadia Planitiae lies north and west of Olympus Mons. The heavily cratered highlands dominate the lower one-third.
Cataloging Keywords:
Name |
Value |
Additional Values |
Target |
Mars |
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System |
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Target Type |
Planet |
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Mission |
Viking |
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Instrument Host |
Viking 1 Orbiter |
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Host Type |
Orbiter |
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Instrument |
Visual Imaging Subsystem - Camera A |
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Detector |
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Extra Keywords |
Color, Crater, Mountain, Volcano |
Acquisition Date |
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Release Date |
1998-06-08 |
Date in Caption |
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Image Credit |
NASA/JPL/USGS |
Source |
photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA00197 |
Identifier |
PIA00197 |