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The biggest volcano in our solar system is Olympus Mons, and is on Mars. It is a long extinct shield volcano, about five times the height of Mauna Kea, earth's tallest mountain (but not its highest).

There are very likely larger volcanoes in our galaxy. We know nothing about these yet.

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Where is the largest volcano called Olympus mons?

On Mars


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.


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

Olympus Mons


Witch planet has the largest volcano?

At 26 kilometers high, Olympus Mons on Mars is the largest volcano in the solar system. It's also the largest mountain in the solar system.


Where do you find the tallest and largest volcanos?

On Mars! It's called the Olympus Mons. It is the biggest volcano in the Solar System.


Where is located the largest shield volcano observed in the solar system?

The largest shield volcano observed in the solar system is on Mars and is called Olympus Mons. It is located on the Tharsis volcanic plateau near the Martian equator. Olympus Mons is about 13.6 miles (22 kilometers) high, making it the tallest volcano in the solar system.


Where is Olympus Mons?

Olympic Mons, which is the largest volcano within our solar system, is located on the planet Mars (at the approximate coordinates of 18.65°N and 226.2°E).


Does mars have the largest volcano in the Solar System?

The largest volcano in our solar system is Olympus Mons on Mars.


Which planet in the solar system has the largest volcano?

It was thought to be mars's Olympus Mons that held title for the largest volcano in the solar system however new evidence points that it might actually be on earth. The volcano is called Tamu Massif and sits in the Pacific Ocean it is said to be a whopping 400 miles wide and the magma chamber extends over 1,200 miles into the earth!


Biggest volcano in the solar system?

It was thought to be mars's Olympus Mons that held title for the largest volcano in the solar system however new evidence points that it might actually be on earth. The volcano is called Tamu Massif and sits in the Pacific Ocean it is said to be a whopping 400 miles wide and the magma chamber extends over 1,200 miles into the earth!


On what celestial object is the largest known mountain in your solar system?

Mars is home to the largest known canyon and mountain in our solar system. Answered by Alma Singleton(The mountain is a volcano called Olympus Mons.)


What type of volcano is the largest volcano in the solar system?

Mars has the largest volcano in the solar system. It is called Olympus Mons, or Mount Olympus. At 375 miles (600 km) across, it would cover most of England, and at 16 miles (26 km) high, it is 3 times taller than Mount Everest. In the center is a huge, sunken crater that is 26 miles (90 km) across.