Tharsis

Topographic map of the Tharsis province of Mars made from high-resolution altimetry data collected by the Mars Global Surveyor spacecraft. Relief is colour-coded, with elevation increasing through the spectrum from deep blue through red and then to brown and white; see map key. The view (north at top) includes the Tharsis rise (red area below centre), the prominent volcanic peaks on and near the rise (brown and white), and the Valles Marineris canyon system to the east (lateral blue and green furrows). Also highlighted are the outflow channels (blue valleys on green plains) that drain from the west and south into Chryse Planitia (large blue region at the upper right).