Arsia Mons

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Arsia Mons

Location	9.4° S 120.5° W
Peak	16 km
Discoverer
Naming	Latin - Arsia Silva - classical albedo feature name

Arsia Mons is the southernmost of three volcanos (collectively known as Tharsis Montes) on the Tharsis bulge near the equator of the planet Mars. To its north is Pavonis Mons, and north of that is Ascraeus Mons. The tallest mountain in the solar system, Olympus Mons, is to its northwest.

Arsia Mons is over 19 kilometers high^{[citation needed]} and experiences atmospheric pressure lower than 107 Pascal^[1] at the summit and its caldera is about 110 km wide. Except for Olympus Mons, it is the biggest volcano in volume.

[edit] References

1. ^ Martian Weather Observation NASA MGS data 9.2 degrees S 238.2 degrees E 17757 meters 1.07 mbar

[edit] External link

• NASA/Ames Mars Atlas: Feature entry for Arsia Mons

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