Biblis Tholus

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Biblis Tholus is a small, isolated Martian volcano located on the Tharsis volcanic rise.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Martian volcano
associatedWithProvince Tharsis volcanic province NERFINISHED
calderaDiameter approximately 50 kilometers
calderaStructure multiple collapse events
coordinateLatitude approximately 2° north
coordinateLongitude approximately 235° east
diameter approximately 170 kilometers
edificeShape low-relief shield
eruptionStyle likely long-lived, low-viscosity lava eruptions
flankSlope gentle
geologicAge Amazonian
Hesperian
hasFeature central caldera
flank valleys
radial channels
hasImageryFrom HiRISE camera NERFINISHED
High Resolution Stereo Camera NERFINISHED
hasMapLabel Biblis Tholus NERFINISHED
hasTopographyFrom Mars Orbiter Laser Altimeter NERFINISHED
height approximately 3 kilometers
isIsolatedFrom other major Tharsis volcanoes
isPartOf Tharsis volcanic rise NERFINISHED
isSmallerThan Arsia Mons NERFINISHED
Ascraeus Mons NERFINISHED
Olympus Mons NERFINISHED
Pavonis Mons NERFINISHED
locatedInHemisphere western hemisphere of Mars
locatedInQuadrangle Tharsis quadrangle NERFINISHED
locatedInRegion Tharsis rise NERFINISHED
locatedOn Mars NERFINISHED
nameApprovalYear 1973
nameApprovedBy International Astronomical Union NERFINISHED
namedAfter Biblis (mythological figure) NERFINISHED
observedBy Mariner 9 NERFINISHED
Mars Express NERFINISHED
Mars Global Surveyor NERFINISHED
Mars Odyssey NERFINISHED
Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter NERFINISHED
Viking Orbiter NERFINISHED
studiedInDiscipline planetary geology
volcanology
surfaceComposition basaltic lava
surfaceShows evidence of erosion
evidence of mass wasting
lava flow features
possible tectonic fractures
volcanicActivityType effusive volcanism

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Tharsis volcanic plateau contains Biblis Tholus