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'''Tharsis Montes''' is a range of three [[volcano]]es in the [[Tharsis]] region of [[Mars (planet)|Mars]]. |
'''Tharsis Montes''' is a range of three [[volcano]]es in the [[Tharsis]] region of [[Mars (planet)|Mars]]. |
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It consists of [[Ascraeus Mons]], [[Pavonis Mons]] and [[Arsia Mons]], which are arranged in that order from north to south. Another volcano, [[Olympus Mons]], the tallest known [[mountain]] in the solar system, is located northwest of the Tharsis volcanoes. |
It consists of [[Ascraeus Mons]], [[Pavonis Mons]] and [[Arsia Mons]], which are arranged in that order from north to south. Another volcano, [[Olympus Mons]], the tallest known [[mountain]] in the solar system, is located northwest of the Tharsis volcanoes. |
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Revision as of 18:29, 12 January 2008
Tharsis Montes is a range of three volcanoes in the Tharsis region of Mars.
It consists of Ascraeus Mons, Pavonis Mons and Arsia Mons, which are arranged in that order from north to south. Another volcano, Olympus Mons, the tallest known mountain in the solar system, is located northwest of the Tharsis volcanoes.
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Arsia Mons, southernmost peak of Tharsis Montes. Image Credit: NASA/JPL/Arizona State University -
Pavonis Mons, the central peak of Tharsis Montes. Image Credit: NASA/JPL/Malin Space Science Systems -
The caldera of Ascraeus Mons, northernmost peak of Tharsis Montes. Image Credit: NASA/JPL/Malin Space Science Systems
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