HiRISE | A Lava Flow near the Elysium Rise (ESP_093280

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A Lava Flow near the Elysium Rise
ESP_093280_2095 Science Theme: Volcanic Processes

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This image is of the perimeter of a lava flow found on the western slope of the Elysium volcanic region.

Elysium Mons is the largest of the three volcanoes centered on this region, towering some 16 kilometers (52,500 feet) above the surrounding plains. Two smaller volcanoes, Albor Tholus to the south and Hecates Tholus to the north, also lie within this vast region (see map). The lava flow in the image shows prominent lobate margins, irregular chains of pits towards the center, and ridges along the interior of the margins.

Several impact craters dot the surface suggesting that the flow is not recent. Detailed studies of such lava flows help us to understand the timing of geologic activity in this volcanic region of Mars.

Written by: Ginny Gulick (2 November 2026)

Acquisition date
20 June 2026

Local Mars time
14:18

Latitude (centered)
29.393°

Longitude (East)
138.694°

Spacecraft altitude
289.3 km (179.8 miles)

Original image scale range
57.9 cm/pixel (with 2 x 2 binning) so objects ~174 cm across are resolved

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50 cm/pixel and North is up

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Equirectangular

Emission angle
1.5°

Phase angle
61.3°

Solar incidence angle
60°, with the Sun about 30° above the horizon

Solar longitude
304.7°, Northern Winter

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North azimuth: 97°
Sub-solar azimuth: 314.2°

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POSTSCRIPT
NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, a division of the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, Calif., manages the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter for NASA’s Science Mission Directorate, Washington. The HiRISE camera was built by Ball Aerospace and Technology Corporation and is operated by the University of Arizona.