- volcano's
location corresponds to the
classical albedo feature Ascraeus Lacus.
Ascraeus Mons was
discovered by the
Mariner 9
spacecraft in 1971. The volcano...
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Tharsis region of the
planet Mars. From
north to south, the
volcanoes are
Ascraeus Mons,
Pavonis Mons and
Arsia Mons. Mons (plural montes) is the
Latin word...
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collectively called the
Tharsis Montes (Arsia Mons,
Pavonis Mons, and
Ascraeus Mons). The
Tharsis Montes are
slightly smaller than
Olympus Mons. A wide...
- dish-shaped
depression (the
actual 'patera') at the summit.
Topographic map of
Ascraeus mons
Aeolis Mons,
oblique view List of
craters on Mars List of extraterrestrial...
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release after Martian mountains,
phpBB 3.1 was code-named "
Ascraeus",
named after Ascraeus Mons, the second-tallest
mountain on Mars. (Olympus Mons, which...
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shield volcanoes far
bigger than any on Earth. They
include Arsia Mons,
Ascraeus Mons,
Hecates Tholus,
Olympus Mons, and
Pavonis Mons.
These volcanoes have...
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contains the
highest elevations on the planet.
Three enormous volcanoes,
Ascraeus Mons,
Pavonis Mons, and
Arsia Mons (collectively
known as the
Tharsis Montes)...
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including the
three enormous shield volcanoes Arsia Mons,
Pavonis Mons, and
Ascraeus Mons,
which are
collectively known as the
Tharsis Montes. The
tallest volcano...
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Equatorial Ridge 65,617 ft (20,000 m) Boösaule Mons 59,711 ft (18,200 m)
Ascraeus Mons 49,000 ft (15,000 m)
Ionian Mons 41,667 ft (12,700 m)
Elysium Mons...
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southern edge of the
Tharsis quadrangle -
approximately 400 km
southwest of
Ascraeus Mons (the
northernmost of the
Tharsis Montes) and 400 km
northeast of Arsia...
