Olympus Mons
Mars's tallest peak
Olympus Mons is a massive shield volcano on Mars, the largest known volcano in the solar system.
It rises nearly three times the height of Mount Everest and spans roughly the width of Arizona.
The name, Latin for "Mount Olympus," links it to the mythological home of the Greek gods.
Olympus Mons dwarfs anything on Earth.
Collapsed volcanic summit basin
- shield volcanoLow-profile basaltic mountain
- lava flowsMoving volcanic rock
- basaltFine-grained volcanic stone
- eruptionViolent sudden release
magma chamber · vent · crater · pyroclastic · dormant · extinct · hotspot · effusive
Mars's largest moon
- DeimosMars's outer satellite
- CuriosityMars surface laboratory
- PerseveranceSustained effort despite difficulty
- dust stormsWindblown particulate weather events
regolith · polar ice caps · rover · orbiters · Viking
Steep slope dividing elevations
- cliff faceSheer vertical rockside
- immenseExtremely large in scope
- colossalExtremely large in scale
- toweringOf imposing height
massive · gigantic · enormous · behemoth · monumental · vast
Fine-grained volcanic stone
- silicateOxygen-bound crystal compound
- stratigraphyStudy of rock layers
- crustHard outer layer
- mantleCovering or wrap
erosion · outcrop · plateau · terrain · rock formation · sediment · mineralogy · low gravity
Federal space exploration bureau
- ESAContinental space organization
- spacecraftVehicle for outer space
- imagingProducing visual representations
- mappingDiagram of correspondences
colonization · base camp · astronaut · remote sensing · topography · altimetry
caldera
Collapsed volcanic summit basin
- shield volcanoLow-profile basaltic mountain
- lava flowsMoving volcanic rock
- basaltFine-grained volcanic stone
eruption · magma chamber · vent · crater · pyroclastic · dormant · extinct · hotspot · effusive · lava tubes
Phobos
Mars's largest moon
- DeimosMars's outer satellite
- CuriosityMars surface laboratory
- PerseveranceSustained effort despite difficulty
dust storms · regolith · polar ice caps · rover · orbiters · Viking
escarpment
Steep slope dividing elevations
- cliff faceSheer vertical rockside
- immenseExtremely large in scope
- colossalExtremely large in scale
towering · massive · gigantic · enormous · behemoth · monumental · vast
basalt
Fine-grained volcanic stone
- silicateOxygen-bound crystal compound
- stratigraphyStudy of rock layers
- crustHard outer layer
mantle · erosion · outcrop · plateau · terrain · rock formation · sediment · mineralogy · low gravity · tectonic
NASA
Federal space exploration bureau
- ESAContinental space organization
- spacecraftVehicle for outer space
- imagingProducing visual representations
mapping · colonization · base camp · astronaut · remote sensing · topography · altimetry
- solar systemsun, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn
- Marsred planet, Mars surface, Martian soil, Martian atmosphere, polar caps
- Mars colonizationterraforming, habitat, dome, outpost, rover
- Mars studyMars, red planet, surface features, canals, craters
- Space LandmarksGreat Red Spot, Sea of Tranquility, Valhalla, Cassini Division, Tycho
- astrogeologyplanetary cores, meteorites, impact craters, lunar craters, moon rocks
Olympus MonsMariana Trench
Deepest oceanic chasm
valley · lowland · depression · abyss · basin
mountain, mountains, mounds, monstrosity, Olympus, Olympian, montane, Olympians, Mount Olympus