Daedalia Planum
Today's VIS image shows a small portion of the immense lava flows that originated from Arsia Mons. Arsia Mons is the southernmost of the three large aligned volcanoes in the Tharsis region. Arsia Mons' last eruption was 10s of million years ago. The different surface textures are created by differences in the lava viscosity and cooling rates. The lobate margins of each flow can be traced back to the start of each flow — or to the point where they are covered by younger flows. Flows in Daedalia Planum can be as long as 180 km. Orbit Number: 84066 Latitude: -22.1783 Longitude: 235.511 Instrument: VIS Captured: 2020-11-26 06:32 https://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA24367
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PIA24367
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January 19, 2021
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JPL
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