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.

2023年1月27日 · 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...

2025年1月14日 · 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.

Volcanism is a process in which magma from a planet's interior rises through the crust and erupts on the surface. The erupted materials consist of molten rock (lava), hot fragmental debris (tephra or ash), and gases. Volcanism is a principal way that planets release their internal heat.

2021年9月15日 · By studying the topography and mineral composition of a portion of the Arabia Terra region in northern Mars, scientists recently found evidence for thousands of such eruptions, or “super eruptions,” which are the most violent volcanic explosions known.

2023年11月17日 · Olympus Mons is the solar system's largest volcano. Astronomers say it holds clues to unraveling the Red Planet's history. Four massive volcanoes make up the Tharsis Bulge on Mars. The...

2025年2月16日 · NASA scientists studying volcanic rocks from Mars came to the conclusion that the red planet´s volcano, Mount Olympus, is not dead or dormant but in fact an active volcano whose last eruption might have been as recent as a few years to decades ago.

2024年3月15日 · Scientists have discovered a giant volcano on Mars that has been "hidden in plain sight" for more than 50 years. The volcano is around 280 miles (450 kilometers) wide and more than 29,600 feet...

2021年8月20日 · 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. The volcano is located in Mars's western hemisphere at approximately 18.65 N and 226.2 E, just to the northwestern edge of the Tharsis Bulge.

There are many volcanoes on Mars. So many, that the planet is broken down into volcanic provinces for easier reference. Quite a few of them are very large because the planet has not had...