Olympus Mons

Planets and Dwarf Planets

Olympus Mons is a large shield volcano on Mars. Measured by the Mars Orbiter Laser Altimeter, it is 21.287 kilometres high, about 2.5 times Mount Everest's elevation above sea level. It is Mars's tallest volcano and planetary mountain, and is approximately tied with Rheasilvia on Vesta as the tallest mountain discovered in the Solar System. Formed during the Martian Hesperian Period, it last erupted 25 million years ago.

Type: Shield volcano on Mars
Height: 21.287 kilometres (69,840 ft)
Last eruption: 25 million years ago

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Article: Olympus Mons (English Wikipedia)
Wikidata: Q520
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