Saturday, March 3, 2007

Martian atmosphere


These artist renderings by Kees Veenenbos are based on real spacecraft data. Arsia Mons and the other volcanoes on the Tharsis. This image also shows the haze and dust of the Martian atmosphere. This image is one of the more subtle impressions. A first concept as the atmosphere has yet to be optimized to a better resolution. This volcano stands over 20 km above the surrounding plains, and is approximately 450 km in diameter at its base. The Arsia Mons summit caldera is over 120 km in diameter

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