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Volcanos
on Mars
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Evidently some parts of Mars's
crust are weaker than other parts, or mantle pushes harder in some places
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Crust is pushed up in these
places
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Tharsis Rise
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Elysium Rise
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Volcanos happen in/near Tharsis
Rise
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Hot
spot volcanism
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Also in the state of Hawaii
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Olympus Mons 3 times taller
than Everest!
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Martian volcanos extinct
now
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being smaller than Earth
Mars cooled off faster
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Valles Marineris likely formed
at same time as Tharsis Rise
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stretch mark
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technically: rift valley
Mons left to right: Olympus,
Arsia, Pavonis, Ascraeus
Olympus Mons
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