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:: Olympus Mons face-on 9 Nov 2007
Credits:: ESA
ID number:: SEMRDD8N9JF
HI-RES PNG size:: 78 kb

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Mars Express 07-313 08.18.58 VMC Img No 1.png

The giant volcano of Mars, Olympus Mons, is captured here face-on, nearly in the centre of the image. The immense scale of the feature can be clearly seen in relation to the rest of the planet. The ring of shadow around the top edge is evidence of the 6km cliffs that surround the volcano. Also visible in the image is the 70km caldera, or crater, at the top of the volcano.

Exposure time: 14ms

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