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'''Albor Tholus''' is a [[volcano]] in the [[Elysium Volcanic Region]].
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'''Albor Tholus''' is a [[volcano]] in the [[Elysium Volcanic Region]].  It lies south of the neighbouring volcanoes [[Elysium Mons]] and [[Hecates Tholus]]. Albor Tholus is 4.5 kilometres<ref name="geo">[http://www.planet.geo.fu-berlin.de/projekte/mars/hrsc011-AlborTholus.php HRSC Bildserie #011 - Albor Tholus (Mars Express Orbit 0032); Gruppe Fernerkundung der Erde und der Planeten an der FU Berlin<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> high and has a diameter of 160&nbsp;km<ref name="geo"/> at its base. Its large caldera, having a diameter of 30&nbsp;km and a depth of 3&nbsp;km,<ref name="geo"/> is deep compared to calderas on the Earth.  
  
 
[[Image:MOLA albor tholus.jpg |thumb|left|px|Albor Tholus]]
 
[[Image:MOLA albor tholus.jpg |thumb|left|px|Albor Tholus]]

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Albor Tholus is a volcano in the Elysium Volcanic Region. It lies south of the neighbouring volcanoes Elysium Mons and Hecates Tholus. Albor Tholus is 4.5 kilometres[1] high and has a diameter of 160 km[1] at its base. Its large caldera, having a diameter of 30 km and a depth of 3 km,[1] is deep compared to calderas on the Earth.

Albor Tholus
Albor Tholus as seen by THEMIS
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