Ascraeus Mons by magicnorth
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Description
Ascraeus Mons, Mars. This extinct volcano on the Tharsis Plateau is 460 kilometers in diameter and about 18 kilometers high. Canyons in the foreground are part of the Noctis Labyrinthus.
Co-ordinates: 12N 255E.
Comments (6)
Chaos911
looks Great!
carib98
I have to agree, it looks great. But are You sure the volcano would be visible from Your viewpoint? ;-)
hillrunner
Cool linear cloud
magicnorth
A good question from carib98...I was wondering who would ask it. In this image, my camera position was actually several kilometers above the Martian surface, despite the appearance that it is only just above the ground. The canyons of Noctis Labyrinthus in the foreground are up to tens of km across. Here, they look like narrow ditches. Top this with a narrow field of view corresponding to a rather long zoom lens on a camera. Even so, in reality the volcano may(?) not be visible from my camera position, but I just got my artistic license renewed, so I'm OK (har!) Thanks everyone for the kind comments. Cordially, Magicnorth
dickbill
Good work magicnorth, however, as you mention yourself, Olympus Mons would not be visible in His enterety from the ground, Olympus is too big, plus the planet curvature too pronounced, so if you go too far, it would just disapear below the horizon. From memory, I can cite the "traveler's guide to Mars" of W. Hofmann where this is explained. Anyway, the picture is beautiful !
PatGoltz
Good surface. This looks realistic. You're allowed to fly over the surface. :)