Jovis Tholus is a volcano in the
Tharsis quadrangle
The Tharsis quadrangle is one of a series of 30 quadrangle maps of Mars used by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) Astrogeology Research Program. The Tharsis quadrangle is also referred to as MC-9 (Mars Chart-9).
The name Tharsis refe ...
of
Mars
Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun and the second-smallest planet in the Solar System, only being larger than Mercury. In the English language, Mars is named for the Roman god of war. Mars is a terrestrial planet with a thin at ...
located at 18.41° N and 117.41° W. It is 58.0 km across and was named after a classical albedo feature name.
It has an elevation of .
It has a 28 km diameter caldera of five craters.
[''Island in a lake of lava - the Martian volcano Jovis Tholus'']
/ref> 60 km away from the caldera is a 30 km diameter impact crater.[
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Gallery
File:Jovis Tholus.jpg, Western part of Jovis Tholus, as seen by THEMIS.
References
See also
* Geology of Mars
The geology of Mars is the scientific study of the surface, crust, and interior of the planet Mars. It emphasizes the composition, structure, history, and physical processes that shape the planet. It is analogous to the field of terrestrial geo ...
* List of mountains on Mars by height
This is a list of mountains on Mars by elevation, the vertical position relative to the areoid, which is the Martian vertical datum (the surface defined as zero elevation by average martian atmospheric pressure and planet radius). Elevation is ''n ...
* Volcanoes on Mars
* Volcanology of Mars
Tharsis quadrangle
Volcanoes of Mars
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