Mount Olympus
Olympus Mons, the largest volcano in the solar system, towers a breathtaking 25 km above the surrounding plains on Mars. Until recently scientists thought that Olympus Mons and other volcanoes on the Red Planet had been extinct for hundreds of millions,…
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