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 ...

Mt. Everest might be the tallest mountain on Earth, but it's nothing compared to the tallest volcanic mountain in the solar system, Olympus Mons on our red cousin Mars. John Brady at Astronomy Central ...

Learn more about volcanic activity on Mars and how it may have once provided vital elements to the atmosphere.

All around us, the forces of nature are at work, constantly shaping and reshaping the entirety of our landscape. Said changes dictate our daily lives, yet it has only been in the last couple of ...

This and the coming week, from October 6th till October 13th, Mars will be 38.6 million miles (or 62.1 million kilometers) away from Earth, the two planets closest approach in 15 years. The closest ...

Imagine a volcanic island about the size of France and over 20,000 metres high. Such a landscape may once have existed on the planet Mars. Published in Earth and Planetary Science Letters on July 24, ...

Scientists are positing that Mars’ giant Olympus Mons volcano, which is roughly the size of France, may once have been an island — a finding that could further the search for water and even signs of ...