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 ...

Rising more than twice the height of Mount Everest, Olympus Mons dominates the landscape of Mars and holds the title of the ...

When we think of large mountains or volcanoes, we often think of Mount Everest, which holds the distinction as being the tallest mountain above sea level on Earth, measuring almost 5.5 miles (8.85 km) ...

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 ...

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 ...

Evidence of a catastrophic landslide on the bottom portion of the giant Martian volcano Olympus Mons. Credit: ESA / DLR / FU Berlin / CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO A spacecraft orbiting Mars has captured evidence ...

Rain will probably never fall on Mars’ giant volcano, Olympus Mons (our condolences to the MMC). But a glittering swath of frost covers the Martian mountaintop on chilly mornings, according to new ...

Massive Martian volcano Olympus Mons today covers an area about the size of Arizona. Scientists think it’s so big because the gravity on Mars is only about a third of that on Earth and because the ...

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 ...

Mars's giant volcano, Olympus Mons, is a marvel of planetary geology. Its immense size and formation on a static crust differ ...