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

The surface is still dotted with ancient mounds, including one called Olympus Mons.

From Scientific American ● Mar. 22, 2023

At least not until you bathe in the glowing memory-erasure pools in the spa at Elon Musk’s Grand Resort at Olympus Mons.

From New York Times ● Apr. 19, 2022

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

I placed a fingertip in the same spot on my own forehead and felt the scabbed-over ruins of Olympus Mons, which is what I had decided to name the remains of my pimple.

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

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