VOLCANIC ACTIVITY
VOLCANIC ACTIVITY
Olympus Mons: Solar System's Volcanic Giant
a shield volcano spanning the distance from New York to Washington D.C., towering three times higher than Everest. That’s Olympus Mons for you—the undisputed champion of solar system volcanoes. First observed through early Mars missions, this Martian marvel’s sheer size forced planetary scientists to rethink volcanic formation theories.