奥林匹斯山: 太阳系最大的火山

奥林匹斯山: 太阳系最大的火山

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2023年4月4日 Olympus Mons: Largest Volcano in the Solar System Image Credit: ESA, DLR, FU Berlin, Mars Express; Processing & CC BY 2.0 License: Andrea Luck Explanation: The largest volcano in our Solar System is on Mars. Although three times higher than Earth’s Mount Everest, Olympus Mons will not be difficult for humans to climb because of the volcano’s shallow slopes and Mars’ low gravity. Covering an area greater than the entire Hawaiian volcano chain, the slopes of Olympus Mons typically rise only a few degrees at a time. Olympus Mons is an immense shield volcano, built long ago by fluid lava. A relatively static surface crust allowed it to build up over time. Its last eruption is thought to have been about 25 million years…

冲位置附近的立体火星

冲位置附近的立体火星

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2022年12月3日 Stereo Mars near Opposition Image Credit & Copyright: Marco Lorenzi Explanation: Mars looks sharp in these two rooftop telescope views captured in late November from Singapore, planet Earth. At the time, Mars was about 82 million kilometers from Singapore and approaching its opposition, opposite the Sun in planet Earth’s sky on December 8. Olympus Mons, largest of the volcanoes in the Tharsis Montes region (and largest known volcano in the Solar System), is near Mars’ western limb. In both the images it’s the whitish donut-shape at the upper right. The dark area visible near center is the Terra Sirenum region while the long dark peninsula closest to the planet’s eastern limb is Sinus Gomer. Near its tip is Gale crater, the Curiosity rover’s landing…