Arsia Mons Volcano on Mars
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NASA spots Martian volcano twice the height of Mount Everest bursting through the morning clouds: Space photo of the week
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The image was captured by NASA 's Mars Odyssey orbiter just before the first rays of sunlight illuminated the planet on May 2 .
Arsia Mons is a shield volcano, named for its resemblance to a shield, located in the Tharsis Montes volcanic region on Mars .
The thick canopy of early-morning clouds is particularly prominent when Mars is at its farthest point from the sun.