Known as Arsia Mons, the volcano dwarfs Earth’s tallest volcanoes. Odyssey snapped some photos of the volcano in May, which NASA released in June in a blog post. Start the day smarter. Get all the ...

This plateau covers around 25% of Mars’ surface and is home to Olympus Mons. The region also includes the volcanoes Ascraeus ...

Because of its cloud cover, Arsia Mons has been hard to photograph. This new image from NASA's 2001 Mars Odyssey orbiter gives a first-of-its kind view at the peak of the volcano.

Mars orbiter that launched from Florida captures 1st-ever pic of volcano above clouds Known as Arsia Mons, the volcano on Mars dwarfs Earth’s tallest volcano, Mauna Loa in Hawaii.

Arsia Mons itself measures 435km (270 miles) in diameter and rises more than 9km (5.5 miles) above the surrounding plains. For context, the highest dormant volcano on Earth, Ojos del Salado on ...

This may have occurred around 50 million years ago, when NASA has previously estimated that Arsia Mons stopped erupting. But recently evidence has been found that Mars may have been volcanically ...

NASA Odyssey orbiter snapped a first-ever image of a Mars volcano peeking above clouds before dawn. It’s twice as tall as Earth’s largest volcano.