Olympus Mons has an average elevation of 22 kilometres and the caldera, or summit crater, has a depth of about 3 kilometres. The data was retrieved during orbit 143 of Mars Express on 24 February 2004. The view is looking north.
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1. Mars has two moons, Phobos and Deimos. They are both too light for gravity to make them spherical.
2. It has the highest volcano in the Solar System, the Olympus Mons. It rises 25 kilometres above the surrounding plain: Mount Everest is only one third as high.
3. The air is 100 times thinner than on Earth, and mostly made up of carbon dioxide. Human explorers will have to wear oxygen masks and special suits every time they step outside their sealed homes.
4. Like Earth, the Red Planet has two large ice caps at its north and south poles.
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3D visualization of the Mars surface based on Mars-Express HRSC data and Mars Observer Camera and Mars Orbiter Laser Altimeter data.
3D-Visualisierung des Mars von 3D RealityMaps.