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Center is at Latitude 30 Degrees North, Longitude 150 Degrees
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Caption:
Center of the orthographic projection is at latitude 30 degrees N., longitude 150 degrees. The north polar residual ice cap, which is cut by spiral-patterned troughs and surrounded by the dark lowland plains of Vastitas Borealis, is located at the top. The right-central part is dominated by the Tharsis Montes volcanoes. The most prominent of the Tharsis Montes volcanoes is the largest known volcano in the solar system, Olympus Mons. The light-colored lowland plains of Amazonis, Elysium, and Arcadia Planitiae lies north and west of Olympus Mons. The heavily cratered highlands dominate the lower one-third.
Cataloging Keywords:
| Name | Value | Additional Values |
|---|---|---|
| Target | Mars | |
| System | ||
| Target Type | Planet | |
| Mission | Viking | |
| Instrument Host | Viking 1 Orbiter | |
| Host Type | Orbiter | |
| Instrument | Visual Imaging Subsystem - Camera A | |
| Detector | ||
| Extra Keywords | Color, Crater, Mountain, Volcano | |
| Acquisition Date | ||
| Release Date | 1998-06-08 | |
| Date in Caption | ||
| Image Credit | NASA/JPL/USGS | |
| Source | photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA00197 | |
| Identifier | PIA00197 | |
