Best of VMC

A gallery of the best images captured by the Mars Express Visual Monitoring Camera (VMC) during testing and optimisation in 2007. The selection includes a crescent Mars, Mars' rotation and views of the Red Planet's 'volcano family' (we've also included a few images taken by the VMC in 2003).

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Caption:: 'Family' view of the Martian volcanoes 11 Dec 2007
Credits:: ESA
ID number:: SEM9A48N9JF
HI-RES PNG size:: 60 kb

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Mars Express 07-358 11.59.34 VMC Img No 1.png

This image shows all four of the giant Tharsis volcanoes on Mars. The giant Olympus Mons is just visible in the middle of the image, hiding half in shadow. The peaks of the three Tharsis Montes can be seen running along from the left middle to bottom centre of the image. They are, from bottom to top, Arsia Mons, Pavonis Mons and Ascraeus Mons.

Exposure time: 14ms

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