Overview

Arsia Mons stands 14,000 m high on Mars, one of the tallest known landforms in the Solar System.

Highlights

• A peak beyond Earth — scenery on another world.
• A volcano whose eruptions have shaped the surrounding landscape.
• Volcanic and lava terrain — craters, cinder cones and cooled flows.
• Extreme altitude: above 8,000 m, where the air holds barely a third of the oxygen at sea level.

Key facts

• Elevation：14,000 m
• Location：Mars
• Range：the Tharsis region
• Coordinates：9°S 120°W