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 ...

Olympus Mons is a giant volcano on Mars. It is the tallest mountain in space. It is almost three times higher than Mount Everest. It shows us how amazing the rocks and land on Mars can be.

Towering and Wide: A Volcano Like No Other Unlike the sharp, steep volcanoes often seen on Earth, Olympus Mons belongs to a category called shield volcanoes, which form through the steady outflow of ...