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Today's VIS image shows a very small portion of the extensive lava flows of the Tharsis volcanic complex. These flows are located southeast of Ascraeus Mons. Orbit Number: 64473 Latitude: 5.06074 Longitude: 260.881 Instrument: VIS Captured: 2016-06-26 12:47 http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA20971

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August 24, 2016

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