Olympus Mons

British

noun

the highest of the giant shield volcanoes on Mars, lying 18°N of the equator. Height: 26 km; base diameter: over 600 km

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Molten basalt is runnier than recycled magma and spreads out into broad “shield” volcanoes like Mars’s Olympus Mons.

From National Geographic ● Oct. 12, 2023

There's evidence of some lava flows on Olympus Mons that date back to only a few million years ago, but these were small-scale events and were probably sporadic.

From Scientific American ● Mar. 22, 2023

If I found my way to Mars, could I just build a house on Olympus Mons and call it my own?

From Slate ● Mar. 1, 2017

This leads geologists to the conclusion that Olympus Mons possibly remains intermittently active today—something future Mars land developers may want to keep in mind.

From Textbooks ● Oct. 13, 2016

One day, when humans colonize Mars, there will be a ticket office to see Olympus Mons.

From "Darius the Great Is Not Okay" by Adib Khorram

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