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    Olympus Mons (/əˌlɪmpəs ˈmɒnz, oʊ-/; 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...
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    flanks. Wide view of the Olympus Mons aureole, escarpment and caldera Wide view of lava flowing over cliff around Olympus Mons, as seen by CTX Close view...
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    dichotomy. Mars hosts many enormous extinct volcanoes (the tallest is Olympus Mons, 21.9 km or 13.6 mi tall) and one of the largest canyons in the Solar...
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    This is about one-third the height of Olympus Mons, the tallest volcano on the planet. The flanks of Alba Mons have very gentle slopes. The average slope...
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  • not the case. Olympus Mons 72,000 ft (22,000 m) Equatorial Ridge 65,617 ft (20,000 m) Boösaule Mons 59,711 ft (18,200 m) Ascraeus Mons 49,000 ft (15,000 m)...
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  • mountain range, which contains Mount Olympus Ski Area, located in the South Island of New Zealand Olympus Mons (Mars), the tallest known volcano and...
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    Arsia Mons, Pavonis Mons, and Ascraeus Mons, which are collectively known as the Tharsis Montes. The tallest volcano on the planet, Olympus Mons, is often...
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    Mars. To its north is Pavonis Mons, and north of that is Ascraeus Mons. The tallest volcano in the Solar System, Olympus Mons, is to its northwest. Its name...
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    includes Olympus Mons Informational notes However, other Martian volcanoes, Alba Mons and Syrtis Major, have areas more than twice that of Olympus Mons. Citations...
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    are found on other planets of the Solar System, including Olympus Mons on Mars and Sapas Mons on Venus. The term 'shield volcano' is taken from the German...
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    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...
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  • Facing Reyes and his allies in battle is the commander of the starship Olympus Mons, and leader of the SDF, Rear Admiral Salen Kotch (Kit Harington), and...
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  • the Brine"   1:34 8. "Letter to Memphis"   2:39 9. "Bird Dream of the Olympus Mons"   2:48 10. "Space (I Believe In)"   4:18 11. "Subbacultcha"   2:09 12...
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  • Olympus is a popular mountain name, given to several peaks on Earth and one on Mars. Mountains called Olympus (Όλυμπος) in Greek antiquity, located on...
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    level. The highest known mountain on any planet in the Solar System is Olympus Mons on Mars at 21,171 m (69,459 ft). The tallest mountain including submarine...
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    bigger than any on Earth. They include Arsia Mons, Ascraeus Mons, Hecates Tholus, Olympus Mons, and Pavonis Mons. These volcanoes have been extinct for many...
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    associated with innumerable lava flows and lava channels on the flanks of Olympus Mons. Partially collapsed lava tubes are visible as chains of pit craters...
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    megt90n000eb.lbl Olympus Mons, Arsia Mons, Alba Patera: Viking Orbiter Views of Mars by the Viking Orbiter Imaging Team. Ascraeus Mons: Malin Space Science...
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    Jupiter The surface of the Sun The oceans of Earth The Rings of Saturn Olympus Mons, an enormous shield volcano on Mars and the tallest planetary mountain...
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    features. For example, 'Nix Olympica' (the snows of Olympus) has become Olympus Mons (Mount Olympus). Large Martian craters are named after important scientists...
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    the other two Tharsis Montes, Pavonis Mons and Arsia Mons, as well as on Olympus Mons. The FSD at Ascraeus Mons is the smallest of those on the Tharsis...
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    are the Maxwell Montes on Venus, the Montes Apenninus on the Moon and Olympus Mons on Mars, respectively. More unusual origins are also possible. For example...
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    Olympus Mons, the tallest volcano in the Solar System lies at the edge of the Tharsis bulge, about 1,200 km northwest of Pavonis Mons. Pavonis Mons is...
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  • Salazie, Enclos Fouqué, and Cirque de Cilaos on Réunion Mars Olympus Mons caldera Venus Maat Mons caldera Americas Guaichane-Mamuta (Chile) Mount Tehama (California...
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    a guest vocalist on the debut album of the romanian doom metal band Olympus Mons. He also appears on Marianas Rest's Album "Auer" as guest vocalist in...
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  • are all dormant if not extinct. The most famous of these volcanoes is Olympus Mons, which is the largest known volcano in the Solar System. On Venus, volcanic...
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    or a point on Mars representing the location of its highest mountain, Olympus Mons. Most consumers use the term when referring to hotels, campsites, fuel...
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    volcano Olympus Mons. In 2012, a group headed by Laura Kerber hypothesized that it could have been formed from ash from the volcanoes Apollinaris Mons, Arsia...
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    Olympus Rupes is a group of cliffs along the northern face of Olympus Mons, the largest mountain on Mars and the largest volcano in the Solar System. It...
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    which most quakes on Earth originate, or possibly from hotspots such as Olympus Mons or the Tharsis Montes. The detection and analysis of marsquakes are informative...
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