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Is Olympus Mons a shield volcano?

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What type of volcanic formation is Olympus mons?

Olympus Mons is a shield volcano on Mars; the largest in our solar system.


What is the landscape of Olympus mons?

Very similar to any shield volcano


What is The largest extinct shield type volcano on Mars is called?

Olympus Mons


Olympus mons on mars is an extinct shield volcano?

yes. it is an extinct shield volcano which is the result of lava flowing out over a long period.


What are olympus mons?

Olympus Mons is a gigantic volcano on Mars.


How much water content does a shield volcano have?

Olympus mons- on the moon- lacks water which makes it a better shield volcano. so these lack water.


What is the Olympus mons?

Olympus Mons is a volcano on Mars and is also the largest volcano in our solar system


What is the name of the largest volcano on mars?

There is a volcano on Mars called Olympus Mons (in Latin which means Mount Olympus)and it is also the largest volcano in the solar system that we know. There is another volcano on Mars called Tharsis,it is a huge bulge on the Martian surface which is 4000km across and 10 km high.


Which planet has Olympus Mons largest mountain in the solar system?

Mars. Please see the related links.


What tectonic boundary is Olympus Mons on?

Yes. Olympus Mons is the biggest volcano yet discovered. It is on Mars. it is not only the biggest volcano, it is the biggest mountain yet discovered. At 16.7 miles above the average surface level of Mars it is three times the height of Mount Everest.


What is mars highest volcano?

Olympus Mons is the highest known volcano in the solar system - and is located on Mars.


Olympus Mons is?

Olympus Mons (Latin for Mount Olympus) is a large volcanic mountain on the planet Mars.