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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 .
Ilium/Olympos is a series of two science fiction novels by Dan Simmons.The events are set in motion by beings who appear to be ancient Greek gods.Like Simmons' earlier series, the Hyperion Cantos, it is a form of "literary science fiction"; it relies heavily on intertextuality, in this case with Homer and Shakespeare as well as references to Marcel Proust's À la recherche du temps perdu (or ...
Olympus Mons – flagship of the Settlement Defense Front fleet in Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare. Orbit Jet – winged-tail rocket ship (Rocky Jones, Space Ranger) [71] Orion – saucer patrol craft in Raumpatrouille [72] Prometheus – Weyland Corporation scientific vessel [73] Raza – interstellar spaceship from the television series Dark ...
The solar system's tallest mountain is possibly the Olympus Mons on Mars with an altitude of 21.9 to 26 km. The central peak of Rheasilvia on the asteroid Vesta is also a candidate to be the tallest, with an estimated at up to between 20 and 25 km from peak to base.
Clash of the Titans was a commercial success, grossing $493 million worldwide and becoming one of the highest grossing films of 2010, but received mostly negative reviews from critics, with praise for its epic scale, visual style, and the performances of Neeson and Fiennes.
Olympus Mons and its associated lava flows and aureole deposits form another distinct subprovince of the Tharsis region. This subregion is about 1,600 kilometres (990 mi) across. It lies off the main topographic bulge, but is related to the volcanic processes that formed Tharsis. [10] Olympus Mons is the youngest of the large Tharsis volcanoes.
The plan goes awry when Riah escapes, destroys the AATIS guns, and kills himself to trigger the beacon. The SDF arrives and the Olympus Mons destroys UNSA headquarters, killing Admiral Raines. With no other options, Reyes uses the opportunity to board and commandeer the Olympus Mons. Enraged, Kotch then sets his own ship to self-destruct by ...
Pangboche is a young impact crater on Mars, in the Tharsis quadrangle near the summit of Olympus Mons. [1] It was named after a village in Nepal. [2] It measures 10 kilometer in diameter, and is at 17.47° N and 133.4° W. [2] The average depth of the crater is 954 m, and the height of the crater rim varies between 80 and 240 meters. [1]