She told me the weirdest thing on Mars is a ginormous volcano. “Olympus Mons is the largest volcano in the solar system,” Cooper said. “It dwarfs Earth’s volcanoes! Its massive size helps ...

Mars has many interesting features, but one of the most amazing is Olympus Mons, the tallest volcano in our Solar System. This giant volcano is not only huge, but it also helps scientists learn ...

Olympus Mons, Mars' immense shield volcano, towers 21 kilometers above its surface, dwarfing Earth's Mount Everest. Covering an area akin to Italy, its size stems from continuous lava flows over ...

The space agency used its 23-year-old Mars Odyssey orbiter to capture a never-before-seen view of Olympus Mons — a vista similar to how astronauts in a hypothetical orbiting space station might ...

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 ...

The volcanoes there include Olympus Mons and the Tharsis Montes made up of Ascraeus, Pavonis, and Arsia Mons. And they may make Mount Everest look like a tiddler, with Olympus Mons soaring to an ...

This simulated perspective oblique view shows Olympus Mons, the tallest volcano not only on Mars but in the entire solar system. The volcano measures some 600 km across. ESA/DLR/FU Berlin/A.

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 ...

A new study has discovered that the previously impossible 'water frost' is present on Olympus Mons, the largest volcano in the solar system, and nearby mountains on Mars. The image below shows ...

Rising from the Martian plains, Olympus Mons stands as a testament to the power of volcanic forces. This behemoth isn't just the largest volcano on Mars; it's the largest volcano in the entire ...

The Olympus Mons towers 16 miles, 25 kilometres above the surrounding plans and stretches across 374 mile, 601 kilometres, which is roughly the size of the state of Arizona. If you ever thought ...

The Red Planet was covered in flowing rivers of both water and lava. At the time, a series of four volcanoes — Olympus Mons and the three peaks of Tharsis Montes — were all growing taller than ...