Olympus Mons - highest volcano in the Solar System
Olympus Mons - highest volcano in the Solar System
Olympus Mons is, at 24 kilometres, the highest volcano in the Solar System. At its base, the volcano is about 600 kilometres across. This image is a birds-eye view taken by the HRSC in false colour.
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As a joint undertaking by DLR, ESA and FU Berlin, the Mars Express HRSC images are published under a Creative Commons licence since December 2014: ESA/DLR/FU Berlin, CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO. This licence will also apply to all HRSC images released to date.
