NASA Odyssey orbiter snapped a first-ever image of a Mars volcano peeking above clouds before dawn. It’s twice as tall as Earth’s largest volcano.

On a morning horizon in May, the Odyssey orbiter caught a stunning glimpse of one of the planet's largest volcanoes peeking above a canopy of clouds. Known as Arsia Mons, the volcano dwarfs Earth’s ...

Known as Arsia Mons, the volcano dwarfs Earth’s tallest volcanoes. Odyssey snapped photos of the volcano in May, which NASA released in June in a blog post. Start the day smarter.

A Martian volcano breaks through the clouds in a spectacular image captured by the Odyssey orbiter. This unprecedented view reveals Arsia Mons, one of Mars' largest volcanoes, emerging from a sea ...

Because of its cloud cover, Arsia Mons has been hard to photograph. This new image from NASA's 2001 Mars Odyssey orbiter gives a first-of-its kind view at the peak of the volcano.

Panoramic image of Arsia Mons captured by NASA's 2001 Mars Odyssey orbiter on May 2, 2025. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU Odyssey took the photo using THEMIS, its Thermal Emission Imaging System.

Olympus Mons reaches an astonishing height of 16 miles (26 kilometers) - three times as tall as Mount Everest. And it may tell us quite a bit about its home, Mars.

Arsia Mons, an ancient Martian volcano, was captured before dawn on May 2, 2025, by NASA’s 2001 Mars Odyssey orbiter while the spacecraft was studying the Red Planet’s atmosphere, which ...