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Mountains On Mars
alt=four peaks, Comparison of Mount Sharp (Aeolis Mons) to three Earth peaks This is a list of all named mountains on Mars. Naming Most Martian mountains have a name including one of the following astrogeological terms: * ''Mons'' — large, isolated, mountain; may or may not be of volcanic origin. ** plural ''montes'' — mountain range. * '' Tholus'' — small dome-shaped mountain or hill. ** plural ''tholi'' — group of (usually not contiguous) small mountains. * '' Dorsum'' — long low range. Name type not present on Mars. ** plural ''dorsa'' * ''Patera'' — dish-shaped depressions on volcano peaks; not very high compared to diameter. ** plural ''paterae'' Caveats Listed are the elevations of the peaks (the vertical position relative to the areoid, which is the Martian vertical datum — the surface defined as zero elevation by average martian atmospheric pressure and planet radius), which is ''not'' the height above the surrounding terrain (topographic prominenc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aeolis Mons Height Comparison
Aeolis (; ), or Aeolia (; ), was an area that comprised the west and northwestern region of Asia Minor (modern-day Turkey), mostly along the coast, and also several offshore islands (particularly Lesbos), where the Aeolians, Aeolian Ancient Greece, Greek city-states were located. Aeolis incorporated the southern parts of Mysia, and is bounded by it to the north, Ionia to the south, and Lydia to the east. Geography Aeolis was an ancient district on the western coast of Asia Minor. It extended along the Aegean Sea from the entrance of the Hellespont (now the Dardanelles) south to the Hermus River (now the Gediz River). It was named for the Aeolians, some of whom migrated there from Greece before 1000 BC. Aeolis was, however, an ethnological and linguistic enclave rather than a geographical unit. The district often was considered part of the larger northwest region of Mysia. History According to Homer, Homer's ''Odyssey'', Odysseus, after his stay with the Cyclops, Cyclopes, reac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alba Mons
Alba Mons (formerly and still occasionally known as Alba Patera, a term that has since been restricted to the volcano's summit caldera; also initially known as the Arcadia ring) is a volcano located in the northern Tharsis region of the planet Mars. It is the biggest volcano on Mars in terms of surface area, with volcanic flow fields that extend for at least from its summit.Cattermole, 2001, p. 85. Although the volcano has a span comparable to that of the United States, it reaches an elevation of only at its highest point.Carr, 2006, p. 54. This is about one-third the height of Olympus Mons, the tallest volcano on the planet. The flanks of Alba Mons have very gentle slopes. The average slope along the volcano's northern (and steepest) flank is 0.5°, which is over five times lower than the slopes on the other large Tharsis Montes, Tharsis volcanoes. In broad profile, Alba Mons resembles a vast but barely raised welt on the planet's surface. It is a unique volcanic structure with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Centauri Montes
Centauri Montes is a group of mountains in the Hellas quadrangle of Mars, located at . It is 270 km across and was named after the albedo feature Centauri Lacus. According to NASA, there are light-sediment gulley deposits that have formed in a crater around the Centauri Montes. References Hellas quadrangle Mountains on Mars {{Mars-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Biblis Tholus
Biblis Tholus is an extinct Martian volcano located at , one of two volcanoes near the center of the Tharsis volcanism. Along with Ulysses Tholus, it is almost midway between Olympus Mons and the Tharsis Montes. Biblis Tholus lies in the Tharsis quadrangle. It is approximately long and wide, rising about from its surroundings. In the middle of the volcano is a caldera, named Biblis Patera, believed to have formed as the result of collapse of the magma chamber during eruptions of the volcano. The caldera is in diameter and four kilometers (2.5 miles) in depth. Image:Biblis Patera - topography map.png, Topography and location in Tharsis using MOLA data set. Image:Biblis Patera from Mars Odyssey.JPG, Close-up of Biblis Patera taken with Mars Odyssey. Rim of crater shows multiple episodes of collapse. Image:Ulysses Patera.JPG, Nearby Ulysses Tholus, showing its location in relation to other volcanoes (photo by THEMIS). Image:Biblis Patera Pedestal Crater.JPG, Bibli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
