- Olympus Mons, volcano on the planet Mars, the highest point on the planet and the largest known volcano in the solar system.
- One of the most enigmatic features on its surface is the towering Olympus Mons (Latin for Mount Olympus), the second-tallest mountain and largest known volcano...
- Olympus Mons ~ The largest of the volcanoes in the Tharsis Montes region, as well as all known volcanoes in the solar system, is Olympus Mons.
- Olympus Mons'u Google Mars üzerinde görmek için tıklayın. Olympus Mons'un Everest Dağı ve Mauna Kea ile karşılaştırması. Image Credit: Stevy76.
- Olympus Mons'un kuzeydoğusundaki Alba Mons , yüzey alanının kabaca 19 katı, ancak yüksekliğinin yalnızca üçte biri kadardır.
- Olympus Mons lies in Tharsis, a bulging volcanic region on Mars. The area is also home to three smaller volcanoes known as the Tharsis Montes.
- With the youngest lava flows on Olympus Mons at only 20 to 200 million years old, scientists believe that Olympus Mons may still be active.
- Like the volcanoes that formed the Hawaiian islands, Olympus Mons is a shield volcano, which is named after its shape, which resembles a warrior's shield.
- When the American probe Mariner 9 circled Mars from late 1971 to late 1972, Olympus Mons’ high peak was confirmed, and its volcanic nature was determined.
- Mr.Camacho shows a fascinating ‘connection’ between Olympus Mons and three other geological features on Mars which he argues are nearly perfectly lined up.