Apollinaris Patera
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| position | 8 ° 30 ′ S , 174 ° 6 ′ E | |
| expansion | 280 km | |
| height | 5000 m | |
Apollinaris Patera is a shield volcano on Mars . The oval base of the extinct volcano is approximately 180 to 280 kilometers in diameter. Its height reaches up to about 5 kilometers above the surrounding area. Its caldera has a diameter of around 80 kilometers and a depth of several hundred meters. It is located south of the equator , on the south-eastern edge of Elysium Planitia .
Web links
Commons : Apollinaris Patera - collection of images, videos and audio files
- astronews.com: The caldera of Apollinaris Patera
- DLR: The Apollinaris Patera shield volcano on the edge of Elysium Planitia June 9, 2006
Individual evidence
- ↑ Apollinaris Patera in the Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature of the IAU (WGPSN) / USGS