Albor Tholus
| Volcano on mars | ||
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| Albor Tholus | ||
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| position | 18 ° 47 ' N , 150 ° 24' E | |
| expansion | 160 km | |
| height | 4500 m | |
Albor Tholus is an extinct shield volcano in the Elysium Planitia area on the planet Mars . It is located south of the neighboring volcanoes Elysium Mons and Hecates Tholus .
Albor Tholus is 4.5 km high and has a diameter of 160 km at the base. Its caldera is 30 km in diameter and 3 km deep. Compared to earthly volcanoes, the caldera is unusually deep.
Evaluations by the Mars Express probe have shown that the volcanoes of the Elysium region were active for long periods of time. Major eruptions of Albor Tholus occurred 2.2 and 1.6 billion and 500 million years ago.
Web links
Commons : Albor Tholus - collection of images, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ^ Albor Tholus in the Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature of the IAU (WGPSN) / USGS