Tharsis Tholus volcano. Dust covered channels on Tharsis Tholus,one of the smaller shield volcanoes on Mars' massive Tharsis Rise. The main shield is covered by a very thick mantle of loose material. This is likely to be the same dust that is found across all of Mars. The channels were probably formed by a combination of erosion by flowing lava,and the collapse of the volcano under its own weight. Imaged by the HiRISE (High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment) instrument on NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter | |
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