Olympus Mons

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Olympus Mons is the largest known volcano and mountain in the Solar System, towering over the Martian landscape with an immense shield-like structure.

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Olympus Mons canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Martian volcano
mountain
shield volcano
formedBy long-lived effusive basaltic volcanism
hasAge mostly Amazonian period
hasAverageSlope about 5 degrees
hasBasalCliffHeight up to about 6 km
hasCalderaDiameter approximately 80 km
up to about 60 miles
hasClassification giant shield volcano
hasCraterDensity low crater density on flanks
hasDiameter approximately 600 km
hasFeature aureole deposits
basal escarpment
lava plains on flanks
multiple nested calderas
radial lava channels
hasHeight approximately 22 km above Martian datum
approximately 25 km above surrounding plains
hasLatitude approximately 18.65° N
hasLavaFlows very long, low-viscosity lava flows
hasLongitude approximately 226.2° E
hasMorphology broad shield-like structure
gently sloping flanks
hasNameMeaning Mount Olympus in Latin
hasNameOrigin named after Mount Olympus from Greek mythology
hasRelativeRelief about three times the height of Mount Everest above sea level
hasStatus potentially dormant volcano
hasSummitCalderaComplex Yes
hasSurroundingFeature Olympus Mons aureole
chaotic terrain at margins
hasType shield volcano
indicates relatively young volcanic surfaces
isHigherThan Mount Everest
isLargest mountain in the Solar System
volcano in the Solar System
isSubjectOf comparative volcanology research
planetary geology studies
isVisibleFrom Mars orbit
locatedIn Tharsis volcanic plateau
surface form: Tharsis region
locatedOn Mars
observedBy Mariner 9
Mars Express
Mars Global Surveyor
Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter
Viking orbiters
partOf Solar System
Tharsis volcanic plateau
wasFirstIdentifiedAsVolcanoBy Mariner 9 mission data

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Mars surfaceFeature Olympus Mons
Tharsis volcanic plateau contains Olympus Mons