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SOLAR SYSTEM
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Earth
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Jupiter
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Venus
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Mars
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Detailed explanation-1: -Olympus Mons is a shield volcano located in Mars’ western hemisphere. It is the largest volcano in the solar system at 72, 000 ft tall (two and a half times the height of Mount Everest) and 374 miles wide (nearly the size of the state of Arizona).
Detailed explanation-2: -Found in the Tharsis Montes region near the Martian equator, Olympus Mons is one of a dozen large volcanoes, many of which are ten to a hundred times taller than their terrestrial counterparts.
Detailed explanation-3: -What is Olympus Mons? Olympus Mons is the tallest volcano in the solar system. It is named after Mount Olympus, the tallest mountain in Greece.
Detailed explanation-4: -The highest mountain on Mars is also the highest mountain and volcano in the entire solar system. It is called Olympus Mons and is 16 miles (24 kilometers) high which makes it about three times higher than Mt. Everest.