Olympus Mons aureole
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Olympus Mons aureole is a vast, lobate deposit of ridged and grooved terrain surrounding the Martian volcano Olympus Mons, formed by massive landslides and volcanic or gravitational processes.
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Martian surface feature
ⓘ
geological formation ⓘ landslide deposit ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Olympus Mons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| extendsFrom | base of Olympus Mons ⓘ |
| formedBy |
gravitational collapse
ⓘ
massive landslides ⓘ |
| geneticallyLinkedTo | growth of Olympus Mons volcano ⓘ |
| hasAge | likely Amazonian ⓘ |
| hasApproximateExtent | hundreds of kilometers from Olympus Mons ⓘ |
| hasComponent | multiple overlapping lobes ⓘ |
| hasMorphology | lobate ⓘ |
| hasRelationTo | Olympus Mons basal scarp ⓘ |
| hasScientificSignificance |
constraints on Olympus Mons evolution
ⓘ
evidence for large-scale slope failure on Mars ⓘ insight into mechanical properties of Martian crust ⓘ |
| hasSurfaceExpression |
chaotic blocks
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concentric ridges ⓘ grooves ⓘ |
| hasTerrainType |
grooved terrain
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ridged terrain ⓘ |
| interpretedAs |
debris apron
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giant landslide apron ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Tharsis region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Mars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| observedBy |
Mars Global Surveyor
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mars Odyssey NERFINISHED ⓘ Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter NERFINISHED ⓘ Viking Orbiter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| planetaryBody | Mars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| possiblyInfluencedBy | volcanic processes ⓘ |
| relatedProcess |
edifice flank collapse
ⓘ
gravity-driven mass wasting ⓘ |
| studiedInDiscipline |
geomorphology
ⓘ
planetary geology ⓘ |
| surrounds | Olympus Mons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.