Tharsis tholus
| Volcano on mars | ||
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| Tharsis tholus | ||
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| 2001 Mars Odyssey THEMIS daytime infrared mosaic by Tharsis Tholus | ||
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| position | 13 ° 21 ′ N , 90 ° 48 ′ W | |
| expansion | 158 km | |
| height | 8930 m | |
The Tharsis Tholus is an extinct, shield-shaped volcano of medium size in the Tharsis region on Mars . Its diameter is 158 km and its height is 8.93 km. It got its name in 1973.
literature
- Peter Grego: Mars and How to Observe It . Springer Science & Business Media, New York 2012, ISBN 1461423023 .
Web links
Commons : Tharsis Tholus - collection of images, videos and audio files
- Illustration
- DLR: The Martian volcano Tharsis Tholus November 4, 2011
Individual evidence
- ^ Peter Grego: Mars and How to Observe It . Pages 63 & 106.
- ↑ Tharsis Tholus in the Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature of the IAU (WGPSN) / USGS