John Brady at Astronomy Central shows, in the image below, what this gargantuan feature would look ... on Earth. Like the volcanoes that formed the Hawaiian islands, Olympus Mons is a shield ...

wide- - massive by Earth’s standards. It shows that Olympus Mons went through many stages of eruption, each adding to the size of the volcano. Why Olympus Mons looks uneven One interesting thing ...

At first glance, Mars appears very different from Earth, but if you take a closer look, you'll discover that ... of the chasma's prominent mesa. Olympus Mons And no trip to Mars would be complete ...