The largest known volcano in the solar system is on Mars, and it is so wide that if you stood on its summit, you might not realise you were on a volcano at all — Olympus Mons rises from a base roughly the size of New Mexico, with slopes so gentle they would barely feel like a mountain.

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The largest known volcano in the solar system is on Mars, and it is so vast that if you stood on its summit you might not realise you were on a volcano, or even a mountain, at all. Olympus Mons rises from a base roughly the size of New Mexico, and its slopes are so [...] The post The largest known volcano in the solar system is on Mars, and it is so wide that if you stood on its summit, you might not realise you were on a volcano at all — Olympus Mons rises from a base roughly the size of New Mexico, with slopes so gentle they would barely feel like a mountain. appeared first on Space Daily .