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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.
Mars' Olympus Mons is the largest volcano in the solar system. The massive Martian mountain towers high above the surrounding plains of the red planet, and may be biding its time until the...
Olympus Mons, volcano on the planet Mars, the highest point on the planet and the largest known volcano in the solar system. Centred at 19° N, 133° W, Olympus Mons consists of a central edifice 22 km (14 miles) high and 700 km (435 miles) across.
Olympus Mons reaches an astonishing height of about 16 miles (26 kilometers), or around three times as tall as Mount Everest.
Towering roughly two and a half times the height of Mount Everest, Olympus Mons sits on the equatorial region of the planet Mars. Image Credit: NASA/ESA (https://science.nasa.gov/olympus-mons-largest-volcano-solar-system) A massive shield volcano, Olympus Mons was built by the multitude of lava flows that cascaded down its sloped surface over ...
Olympus Mons is a dormant shield volcano in the Tharsis region of Mars. It is easily the tallest volcano on Mars, and is believed to be the tallest in the Solar System. Contents. 1 Location. 2 Dimensions. 3 Age. 4 Composition. 4.1 Rock. 4.2 Ice. 5 Exploration. 6 Pictures. 7 Google Mars views. 8 References. 9 See Also. Location.
Explanation: The largest volcano in our Solar System is on Mars. Although three times higher than Earth's Mount Everest, Olympus Mons will not be difficult for humans to climb because of the volcano's shallow slopes and Mars' low gravity.
The massive Olympus Mons volcano on Mars—one of the solar system’s highest peaks—may have towered above a Martian ocean in the distant past, a new study suggests. The research identifies an...
NASA’s 2001 Mars Odyssey orbiter captured this single image of Olympus Mons, the tallest volcano in the solar system, on March 11, 2024. Besides providing an unprecedented view of the volcano, the image helps scientists study different layers of material in the atmosphere, including clouds and dust. NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU.
Olympus Mons is a shield volcano located in Mars’ western hemisphere. It is the largest volcano in the solar system at 72,000 ft tall (two and a half times the height of Mount Everest) and 374 miles wide (nearly the size of the state of Arizona).