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Olympus Mons (/ ə ˌ l ɪ m p ə s ˈ m ɒ n z, oʊ-/; [4] Latin for 'Mount Olympus') is a large shield volcano on Mars.It is over 21.9 km (13.6 mi; 72,000 ft) high as measured by the Mars Orbiter Laser Altimeter (MOLA), [5] about 2.5 times the elevation of Mount Everest above sea level.
Alba Mons (formerly and still occasionally known as Alba Patera, a term that has since been restricted to the volcano's summit caldera; [2] also initially known as the Arcadia ring [3]) is a volcano located in the northern Tharsis region of the planet Mars. It is the biggest volcano on Mars in terms of surface area, with volcanic flow fields ...
This is one of the first images to show that Mars has large volcanoes. THEMIS image of lava flows with lobate edges (from Arsia Mons volcano) Using Earth to understand how water may have affected volcanoes on Mars. Volcanic activity, or volcanism, has played a significant role in the geologic evolution of Mars. [2]
The volcano is located in the southeast-central portion of the Tharsis quadrangle at 11.8°N, 255.5°E in Mars' western hemisphere. A group of three smaller volcanoes (the Ceraunius-Uranius group) lies about 700 km to the northeast, and Pavonis Mons (the middle volcano of the Tharsis Montes) lies 500 km to the southwest. The 70-km diameter ...
A massive volcano may be hiding in plain sight on Mars, according to a report from two researchers that’s making waves in the planetary science community.
Elysium Mons / ɪ ˈ l ɪ z i ə m ˈ m ɒ n z / is a volcano on Mars located in the volcanic province Elysium, at , in the Martian eastern hemisphereIt stands about 12.6 km (41,000 ft) above its base, [2] and about 14.1 km (46,000 ft) above the Martian datum, [2] making it the third tallest Martian mountain in terms of relief and the fourth highest in elevation.
Tharsis (/ ˈ θ ɑːr s ɪ s /) is a vast volcanic plateau centered near the equator in the western hemisphere of Mars. [note 1] The region is home to the largest volcanoes in the Solar System, including the three enormous shield volcanoes Arsia Mons, Pavonis Mons, and Ascraeus Mons, which are collectively known as the Tharsis Montes.
Tyrrhenus Mons, [1] formerly Tyrrhena Mons [2] or Tyrrhena Patera, is a large volcano in the Mare Tyrrhenum quadrangle of Mars, located at 21.36° south latitude and 253.47° west longitude. The name "Tyrrhena Patera" now refers only to the central depression, a volcanic crater or caldera. [3] It was named after a classical albedo feature name. [1]