NASA’s Mars Orbiter Snaps Rare Image of 12-Mile-High Volcano Plume

NASA’s Mars Orbiter Snaps Rare Image of 12-Mile-High Volcano Plume

NASA’s Mars Odyssey Orbiter acquired a rare and spectacular photograph of a volcanic plume rising 12 miles above the Martian surface. The photograph shows Arsia Mons, a gigantic volcano that breaks through the planet’s morning cloud layer just before sunrise. This breathtaking image shows the first time a Martian volcano has been shot on the horizon, providing an unprecedented glimpse of the planet’s surface dynamics. Arsia Mons is one of three …