It kinda does! But after it all, evidence is flaky for an ocean on Mars. They say it's most likely that the cliffs around it were caused by landslides: as the top got heavier from magma buildup, that put a lot of stress onto the base. I'm no geologist though, and this has always made me curious too.
That's the crazy part: that's actually the caldera of the volcano! Look into "collapsed calderas" on mars and you'll see tons of these. Very common with dormant volcanoes here and on Earth. It's just that this volcano is so massive it looks like a crater in size
In a not-so-distant future, this mountain will be crowded with the dead bodies of extremely motivated, goal-oriented, life-coaching people looking for the purpose of their lives. So inspirational.
I'm not sure if the water was before or after and the article sadly isn't a definite yes or no on that, but still if it had oceans currently as deep as ours, it would be quite a high mountain island
Are you sure it's a mountain and not a facility? It could even be a facility of ancient aliens. Then, after we destroyed it, they were exiled here, but because of the air, their works did not become gigantic.
True. Olympus Mons, the largest volcano in the solar system, stands approximately 21.9 km (13.6 miles) high, towering over the Martian surface. Its immense height allows its peak to extend into space, surpassing Mars' atmospheric layer.
Olympus Mons, the largest volcano in the solar system, stands approximately 21.9 km (13.6 miles) high, towering over the Martian surface. Its immense height allows its peak to extend into space, surpassing Mars' atmospheric layer.
If we were to terraform Mars this would end up having not just a glacier, but a very thick ice ring never before seen (the air would still be be so thin that the summit wouldn’t even get snow). Not saying we SHOULD flood its valleys and drown what would be entire countries by then.
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Lost a game of "Trivial Pursuit".
Q: What is the highest Mountain.
My A: Olympus Mons.
Acceptable Answer: Everest.
At no point did they mention Earth only.
NASA wants you to believe Mars is not flat!
Is that a crater I spy.
Olympus Mons, the largest volcano in the solar system, stands approximately 21.9 km (13.6 miles) high, towering over the Martian surface. Its immense height allows its peak to extend into space, surpassing Mars' atmospheric layer.