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  2. Olympus Mons - Wikipedia

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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.

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

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    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: Arsia Mons: 11.7 km (7.3 mi) [24] 0.35: volcanic: Summit caldera is 108 to 138 km (67 to 86 mi) across [24 ...

  4. Tharsis Montes - Wikipedia

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    The Tharsis Montes (/ ˈ θ ɑːr s ɪ s ˈ m ɒ n t iː z /) are three large shield volcanoes in the Tharsis region of the planet Mars. From north to south, the volcanoes are Ascraeus Mons, Pavonis Mons and Arsia Mons. Mons (plural montes) is the Latin word for mountain; it is a descriptor term used in astrogeology for mountainous features in ...

  5. An Everest-size volcano hiding in plain sight on Mars? New ...

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    Some of the largest volcanoes on Mars lie relatively close to the proposed “Noctis volcano.” Shown here: 1) Olympus Mons, the tallest known volcano in our solar system.2) The Tharsis plateau ...

  6. Volcanism on Mars - Wikipedia

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    However, the largest volcano on the planet, Olympus Mons, is thought to have formed when the plates were not moving. Olympus Mons may have formed just after the plate motion stopped. The mare-like plains on Mars are roughly 3 to 3.5 billion years old. [72] The giant shield volcanoes are younger, formed between 1 and 2 billion years ago.

  7. Tharsis quadrangle - Wikipedia

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    Tharsis is a land of great volcanoes. Olympus Mons is the tallest known volcano in the Solar System; it is 100 times larger than any volcano on Earth. Ascraeus Mons and Pavonis Mons are at least 200 miles across and are over six miles above the plateau that they sit on—and, the plateau is three to four miles above the zero altitude of Mars. [4]

  8. Ancient volcano on Mars once erupted for 2 billion years straight

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    The largest is Olympus Mon, which is a similar volcano type to those found in Hawaii — only much bigger. Despite the abundance of volcanoes on Mars, scientists aren't yet sure which ones this ...

  9. 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.