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Ascraeus Mons

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Martian shield volcano

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Vinony's link graph records 384 inbound references to Ascraeus Mons, and connects out to list of mountains on Mars, Iceland and Mars.

It sits within the topics Mountains on Mars, Polygenetic shield volcanoes and Tharsis quadrangle.

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Key facts

Feature type
Shield volcano
Location
Central Tharsis Rise , Mars
Peak
15 km (9.3 mi) 49,000 ft (15,000 m) local relief 18.2 km (11.3 mi) above datum
Discoverer
Mariner 9
Eponym
Latin – Ascraeus Mountain

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Instance of
mons
Elevation
18225
Diameter
456.4
Image
Ascraeus mons topo.jpg
Length
456
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Commons category
Ascraeus Mons
located on astronomical body
Mars
located in/on physical feature
Tharsis Montes
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Encyclopedic overview

Ascraeus Mons /əˈskriːəs ˈmɒnz/ is a large shield volcano located in the Tharsis region of the planet Mars. It is the northernmost and tallest of three shield volcanoes collectively known as the Tharsis Montes.

Discovery

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Ascraeus Mons” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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