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A-olympus mons a 69000-foot-tall mountain on mars is the. A-Olympus Mons, a 69,000-foot-tall mountain on Mars, is the largest volcano in the solar system. Its circumference at the base is large enough to cover almost the entire state of Colorado. A space probe could safely land at almost any point on the volcano without fear of it toppling over due to a landing on a steep slope.
The giant shield volcanoes on Mars are much larger than any feature on Earth. Shown here is a graphic comparison of Olympus Mons to the two largest mountains on Earth. (Note: Mount Everest is not a volcano.) Olympus Mons is the largest and youngest volcano on Mars. It is nearly 27 km high, and about 700 km across. Its summit is nearly 72 km wide, which is close to the size of Mount Everest and Mauna Kea. Mauna Kea is the largest Earth volcano.