Record #00047Space archive
Largest Volcano in the Solar System
NASA confirms Olympus Mons on Mars is the largest volcano in the solar system, with its base covering an area as large as the US state of Arizona.
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about22km high
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Overview
Archive NoteNASA Mars Odyssey caption: Olympus Mons rises over 40 km from base to summit, base as large as Arizona.
Commonly cited height ~22 km above datum (MOLA ~21.3 km), ~2.5x Everest elevation; ~600 km across.
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1 Milestonesabout 22 km high
Mars
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