Alba Mons
E492817
Alba Mons is a vast, low-relief shield volcano on Mars, notable for being one of the largest volcanic edifices in the Solar System by area.
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | shield volcano ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Alba Patera NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formedBy | basaltic lava eruptions ⓘ |
| hasApproximateDiameter | about 1500 km ⓘ |
| hasApproximateHeight | about 6 km above surrounding plains ⓘ |
| hasComparison | much broader and lower than Olympus Mons ⓘ |
| hasCrustalContext | located on thickened Tharsis crust ⓘ |
| hasErosionalState | relatively well-preserved volcanic landforms ⓘ |
| hasEruptionStyle | effusive volcanism ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
broad volcanic rise
ⓘ
central depression or patera ⓘ extensive lava flows ⓘ very shallow slopes ⓘ |
| hasGeologicAge |
mostly Hesperian
ⓘ
with Amazonian volcanic activity ⓘ |
| hasLatitude | approximately 40°N ⓘ |
| hasLongitude | approximately 250°E ⓘ |
| hasMorphology | asymmetric volcano ⓘ |
| hasNameOrigin | named after Alba, Latin for white ⓘ |
| hasNorthernFlank | more extensive than southern flank ⓘ |
| hasNotableCharacteristic |
largest known volcano on Mars by area
ⓘ
one of the flattest large volcanoes in the Solar System ⓘ |
| hasRelief | low-relief ⓘ |
| hasSlope | less than 1 degree on flanks ⓘ |
| hasSummitRegion | complex of calderas and collapse pits ⓘ |
| hasSurroundingFeature |
extensive tectonic fractures
ⓘ
radial graben systems ⓘ |
| isOneOf | largest volcanic edifices in the Solar System by area ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Tharsis region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Mars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameAdoptedBy | International Astronomical Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Tharsis volcanic province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| studiedBy |
Mars Global Surveyor
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter NERFINISHED ⓘ Viking orbiters ⓘ |
| surfaceDominatedBy | lava flow fields ⓘ |
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