On some Mars images, Olympus Mons does not look dramatic at first glance. It sits there quietly, a wide pale rise against rust coloured plains. No sharp peak. No obvious violence. Only when scale is ...

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 ...

Department of Geological Sciences that used Martian meteorite to understand the volcanic process on Mars has been published in the journal Nature Communications Earth and Environment. Martian ...

Martian winds can have quite an impact. ESA's Mars Express has spotted them whipping up sand grains and acting as a cosmic ...