The Rise Of Olympus Mons: Extraterrestrial Volcano

Initially, most individuals may believe they do not know anything, or any, of the copius amounts of extreterrestrial volcanoes that exist in the universe. However, one extraterrestrial volcano, perhaps the most commonly refered to extraterrestrial volcano, has developed a bit of name recognition over the years. Olympus Mons, one of the many volcanos found on Mars, is a giant shield volcano ("Mars | Volcano World | Oregon State University", 2016). To give the phrase "giant sheild volcano" scale, Olympus Mons is 374 miles in diameter, meaning the extraterrestrial volcano is roughly the size of the state of Arizona ("United States Geological Survey", 2016). In part, the large scale of Olympus Mons is attributed to a lack of movement in the