Olympus Mons

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Olympus Mons (Latin for "Mount Olympus") is a mountain which is located on the planet Mars at approximately 18°24′N 226°00′E / 18.4°N 226°E / 18.4; 226. It is a little under three times as tall as Mount Everest, and is in fact the tallest known volcano and mountain in the Solar System. Mount Olympus was formed during Mars' Amazonian epoch. Since the late 19th century — well before space probes confirmed its identity as a mountain — Olympus Mons was known to astronomers as the albedo feature Nix Olympica (Latin for "Snows of Olympus"), although its mountainous nature was suspected.

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