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Olympus Mons is a shield volcano, similar to the ones that formed the islands of Hawaii, only much larger. It formed over many millions if not billions of years as lava flows piled up on one another and cooled. Because Mars lacks plate tectonics, Olympus Mons probably formed over a hot spot.
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∙ 12y agoMars has a hotspot so when the volcano started spewing lava in one spot, the lava hardened and became a gigantic mountain.
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∙ 11y agoI am not sure about the 'Mons' but i know that the 'Olympus' part is because Olympus in Greek and Roman mythology was the biggest mountain on earth!
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∙ 15y agoOlympus Mons is located on the planet Mars and is to our current knowledge the largest volcano in the solar system, it is three times taller than Mount Everest.
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∙ 12y agoMount Olympus Mons is the tallest volcano in the solar system as far as we know. It is 14 miles or 22 kilometers tall and on Mars. "Olympus Mons" is latin for "Mount Olympus".
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∙ 11y agoIt is located on mars
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What are the largest mountain in the solar system?
Olympus Mons, on Mars
What planet has scarps on its surface?
Mars has multiple scarps on its surface. Olympus Mons has several major ones. Olympus Mons is the highest elevation in the solar system.
Which planet has the tallest mountain on it?
Olympus Mons on Mars
What is the biggest Mountain on Mars?
olympus it is also the biggest one known in our galaxy
Which planet has a large volcanic mountain?
Olympus mons
What is the Olympus Mons what is it where is it?
Olympus Mons is the highest point in the universe and is located on Mars
What is mars highest volcano?
Olympus Mons is the highest known volcano in the solar system - and is located on Mars.
Where is the Olympic Mons volcano located?
it is not olympic its Olymplus. Olympus Mons is a mountain which is located on the planet Mars at approximately .
What planet has the volcano named Olympus?
The volcano Olympus Mons is located on the planet Mars.
Where on mars is Olympus mons?
Olympus Mons is located on the Tharsis Montes region. It is also located on the Tharsis bulge region which is a massive chain of volcanoes on Mars.
What are olympus mons?
Olympus Mons is a gigantic volcano on Mars.
What is Mons Olympus and where is it found?
Mons Olympus is a volcano located on Mars. At nearly 14 miles high, it is the tallest volcano on any planet in the solar system.
What is the largest volcano in your Solar System and where is it located?
Olympus Mons on Mars
What is the name of the largest volcano on mars?
There is a volcano on Mars called Olympus Mons (in Latin which means Mount Olympus)and it is also the largest volcano in the solar system that we know. There is another volcano on Mars called Tharsis,it is a huge bulge on the Martian surface which is 4000km across and 10 km high.
Olympus Mons is?
Olympus Mons (Latin for Mount Olympus) is a large volcanic mountain on the planet Mars.
What color is Olympus Mons?
Olympus mons is the same shade of red as the natural colour of Mars. Olympus mons is on the eastern near side. And is not a very active volcano at all. NASA are prosuming a mission to mars so we'll find out then. Olympus mons is a bump in the ground looking at mars from a telescope but in the real live Olympus mons it is a non-acting volcano. Olympus mons has a cliff beside it and that is also red like Olympus mons. NASA are making research so hold on and blast off...
What is the Olympus mons?
Olympus Mons is a volcano on Mars and is also the largest volcano in our solar system
