Apollinaris Mons
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 Topography map of Apollinaris Mons |
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| Coordinates | 9°18′S 174°24′E / 9.3°S 174.4°E[1]Coordinates: 9°18′S 174°24′E / 9.3°S 174.4°E[1] |
| Peak | 5 km |
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Apollinaris Mons is a shield volcano on Mars's surface. It is situated near the equator in the south hemisphere, southeast of the shield volcano Elysium Mons on the Elysium Planitia, and north of Gusev crater. The volcano's caldera is named Apollinaris Patera; this name formerly applied to the whole edifice.
Apollinaris Mons is about 5 kilometres high with a base about 296 kilometres in diameter.[2] On the top of this volcano is a caldera about 80 km (50 miles) in diameter. The volcano is approximately 3 billion years old[3] or possibly 3.5 billion years old.[4]
It was named in 1973 after a mountain spring near Rome in Italy.
Using a global climate model, a group of researchers headed by Laura Kerber found that the Medusae Fossae Formation could have easily been formed from ash from Apollinaris Mons.[5]
See also [edit]
References [edit]
- ^ Blue, Jennifer. "Apollinaris Mons". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program.
- ^ Google Mars
- ^ APOD: May 13, 1999 - Mars Volcano Apollinaris Patera
- ^ 23. Apollinaris Patera Elysium Planitia, Mars
- ^ Kerber L., et al. 2012. The disporsal of pyroclasts from ancient explosive volcanoes on Mars: Implications for the friable layered deposits. Icarus. 219:358-381.
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