Olympus Mons

Olympus Mons (Latin, "Mount Olympus") is the tallest known mountain in our solar system, located on the planet Mars at approximately {{coor d|18|N|226|E|globe:Mars}}. In the days before space probes revealed its identity as a mountain, Olympus Mons was known to astronomers as the albedo feature, Nix Olympica ("Snows of Olympus").

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Latin - Mount Olympus - Mountain - Solar system - Planet - Mars - Space probes - Albedo feature

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