The reason Olympus Mons is so tall is because Mars has much weaker gravity- - about 38% of Earth’s gravity. This allows mountains on Mars to grow much taller than those on Earth. A volcano that ...

One of the most common features found at large volcanoes are calderas, formed by the collapse of the land due to eruption.

Mars is on the cusp of becoming bigger and brighter than at any point since 2022 as it comes into alignment with Earth and ...