Elysium Mons is a volcano on Mars located in the Elysium Planitia, at 25°N, 213°W, in the Martian eastern hemisphere. It stands about 12.5 km above the surrounding lava plains, and about 16 km above the Martian datum. Its diameter is about 240 km, with a summit caldera about 14 km across. For other uses, see Volcano (disambiguation). ... Note: This article contains special characters. ... Elysium Planitia is the second largest volcanic region on Mars, after Tharsis Montes. ... Areography is the study of the features of the planet Mars such as landforms, climates, weather patterns, relic zones conserving possible lifeforms or their fossils, and also the physical processes that create and modify these features, and the spatial patterns among them. ... Satellite image of Santorini. ...

Elysium Mons was discovered in 1972 from images returned by the Mariner 9 orbiter. 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... Mariner 9 launch Mariner 9 was a NASA space probe orbiter that helped in the exploration of Mars and was part of the Mariner program. ...

See also

• Geography of Mars

Topographic map of Mars, courtesy NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, from Mars Global Surveyor laser altimeter research led by Maria Zuber and David Smith. ...

References

• "Elysium Mons Volcano" - NASA images of Elysium Mons, from Malin Space Science Systems

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is an agency of the United States Government, responsible for that nations public space program. ... Malin Space Science Systems is a San Diego, California company that designs, develops, and operates instruments to fly on unmanned spacecraft. ...

External link

• Google Mars - zoomable map centered on Elysium Mons

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