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  2. Olympus Mons - Wikipedia

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    Olympus Mons (/ əˌlɪmpəs ˈmɒnz, 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. It is Mars's tallest volcano, its tallest planetary mountain ...

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  4. Tharsis - Wikipedia

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    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.

  5. List of tallest mountains in the Solar System - Wikipedia

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    Summit calderas are 60 x 80 km wide, up to 3.2 km deep; [25] scarp around margin is up to 8 km high. [27] A shield volcano, the mean flank slope is a modest 5.2 degrees. [24] Ascraeus Mons: 14.9 km (9.3 mi) [24] 0.44: volcanic: Tallest of the three Tharsis Montes: Elysium Mons: 12.6 km (7.8 mi) [24] 0.37: volcanic: Highest volcano in Elysium ...

  6. Noctis Labyrinthus - Wikipedia

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    Image located in Phoenicis Lacus quadrangle. Noctis Labyrinthus (Latin for 'Labyrinth of the Night') is a region of Mars located in the Phoenicis Lacus quadrangle, between Valles Marineris and the Tharsis upland. [1] The region is notable for its maze-like system of deep, steep-walled valleys. The valleys and canyons of this region formed by ...

  7. Mount Sharp - Wikipedia

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    Aeolis Mons is 5.5 km (18,000 ft) high, about the same height as Mons Huygens, the tallest lunar mountain, and taller than Mons Hadley visited by Apollo 15.The tallest mountain known in the Solar System is in Rheasilvia crater on the asteroid Vesta, which contains a central mound that rises 22 km (14 mi; 72,000 ft) high; Olympus Mons on Mars is nearly the same height, at 21.9 km (13.6 mi ...

  8. Pavonis Mons - Wikipedia

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    Pavonis Mons / p ə ˈ v oʊ n ɪ s ˈ m ɒ n z / [2] (Latin for "peacock mountain") is a large shield volcano located in the Tharsis region of the planet Mars. It is the middle member of a chain of three volcanic mountains (collectively known as the Tharsis Montes ) that straddle the Martian equator between longitudes 235°E and 259°E.

  9. Arsia Mons - Wikipedia

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    Arsia Mons / ˈɑːrsiə ˈmɒnz / is the southernmost of three volcanoes (collectively known as Tharsis Montes) on the Tharsis bulge near the equator of the planet Mars. To its north is Pavonis Mons, and north of that is Ascraeus Mons. The tallest volcano in the Solar System, Olympus Mons, is to its northwest. Its name comes from a ...

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