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This perspective view of the caldera of the Olympus Mons volcano on Mars has been calculated from the digital elevation model derived from the stereo channels and combined with the nadir and colour channels of the HRSC.
The data was retrieved during orbit 143 of ESA's Mars Express spacecraft on 24 February 2004. The view is looking north.