Jovis Tholus
Martian geographical feature
18°25′N 117°25′W / 18.41°N 117.41°W / 18.41; -117.41Jovis Tholus is a volcano in the Tharsis quadrangle of Mars located at 18.41° N and 117.41° W. It is 58.0 km across and was named after a classical albedo feature name.[1] It has an elevation of 2,990 metres (9,810 ft).[2]
It has a 28 km diameter caldera of five craters.[3] 60 km away from the caldera is a 30 km diameter impact crater.[3]
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- Western part of Jovis Tholus, as seen by THEMIS.
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See also
- Geology of Mars
- List of mountains on Mars by height
- Volcanoes on Mars
- Volcanology of Mars
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