Overview

Boösaule Montes stands 17,500 m high on Io, 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：17,500 m
• Location：Io
• Range：Io's volcanic plains
• Coordinates：3°S 91°W