
This VIS image shows part of the southwestern flank of Pavonis Mons. Pavonis Mons is the central volcano of the three large Tharsis volcanoes. All three volcanoes form a line located along a tectonic bulge caused by extensional forces in the region. Pavonis Mons is the smallest of the three with a summit of only 14km (46,000 ft). The linear features in the image are concentric faults. Pavonis means peacock in Latin, making the name peacock mountain. Orbit Number: 78194 Latitude: -0.288861 Longitude: 248.551 Instrument: VIS Captured: 2019-07-31 19:21 https://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA23446
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PIA23446
Date Created
September 9, 2019
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JPL
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