Olympus Mons – the caldera in close-up

View from overhead of the complex caldera (summit crater) at the summit of Olympus Mons on Mars, the highest volcano in our Solar System.

Olympus Mons has an average elevation of 22 km and the caldera has a depth of about 3 km. This is the first high-resolution colour image of the complete caldera of Olympus Mons.

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http://www.esa.int/export/SPECIALS/Mars_Express/SEM9BA1PGQD_0.html