Olympus Mons

Summary

Olympus Mons is a shield volcano^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of shield_volcano entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16,507 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Olympus Mons is credited with the discovery of Mariner 9^[3].
• Olympus Mons's instance of is recorded as shield volcano^[4].
• Olympus Mons's instance of is recorded as mons^[5].
• Mount Olympus is named after Olympus Mons^[6].
• Olympus Mons took place at Amazonis quadrangle^[7].
• Olympus Mons took place at Tharsis quadrangle^[8].
• Olympus Mons's Commons category is recorded as Olympus Mons^[9].
• Olympus Mons's located on astronomical body is recorded as Mars^[10].
• -3830000000-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Olympus Mons^[11].
• Olympus Mons's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 18.65, 'lon': 226.2}^[12].
• Olympus Mons's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Tharsis^[13].
• Olympus Mons's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Tharsis Montes^[14].
• Olympus Mons's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'la', 'text': 'Olympus Mons'}^[15].
• Olympus Mons's different from is recorded as Mount Olympus^[16].
• Olympus Mons's different from is recorded as Mount Olympus^[17].
• Olympus Mons's different from is recorded as Mont Olympe^[18].
• Olympus Mons's different from is recorded as Mount Olympus^[19].
• Olympus Mons's different from is recorded as Mount Olympus^[20].
• Olympus Mons's different from is recorded as Mount Olympus^[21].
• Olympus Mons's different from is recorded as Mount Olympus^[22].
• Olympus Mons sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+21229'}^[23].
• Olympus Mons covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+300000'}^[24].
• Olympus Mons's height is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+21.9'}^[25].
• Olympus Mons's radius is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+305.065'}^[26].
• Olympus Mons's diameter is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+610.13'}^[27].

Body

Physical Characteristics

Olympus Mons covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+300000'}^[24]. It sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+21229'}^[23].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include shield volcano^[4] and mons^[5].

History and Context

-3830000000-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Olympus Mons^[11]. Mount Olympus is named after it^[6].

Why It Matters

Olympus Mons ranks in the top 2% of shield_volcano entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16,507 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]