A view of sandy-colored striations on Mars' surface. Toward the top left looks to be a deep crater. The case for Martian volcanoes soaring above ancient, vanished oceans keeps getting stronger. While ...

Olympus Mons, a shield volcano on Mars, is the largest volcano in the solar system, measuring approximately 370 miles in diameter and 26 kilometers in height. The formation of Olympus Mons and three ...

The tallest volcano in Mars' equator region, Mt. Olympus Mons, was recently discovered to have water frost forming around it, and it is now a massive phenomenon for researchers. The latest findings ...

The massive Olympus Mons volcano on Mars—one of the solar system’s highest peaks—may have towered above a Martian ocean in the distant past, a new study suggests. The research identifies an escarpment ...

Any mountain on a near-spherical object causes an excess load on the surface, as gravity is trying to pull it down to ground level. Rock isn’t quite solid, either. Given enough time, heat and stress, ...

An amateur space image processor spotted the dust storm near Olympus Mons. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. China's Tianwen-1 ...

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