Dome of Tharsis
The dome of Tharsis is a vast plate 5500 km in diameter and 6 to 10 km height. It supports the most important buildings Volcan ic of Mars: the chain Tharsis Assemble and the giant Volcan Olympus Mons.
After the dome of Tharsis, the area of Elysium Planitia (flat of Elysium) is the second important volcanic zone of the Planet Mars.
Volcanos of the dome of Tharsis:
- Olympus Mons a little in the west of the dome
More in the south:
- Ceraunius Tholus ;
- Uranius Tholus ;
- Uranius Patera .
The dome of Tharsis is connected to Valles Marineris by Noctis Labyrinthus.
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