Shield Volcano
Mons is the largest volcano on . This , similar to volcanoes in Hawaii, measures 624 km (374 mi) in diameter by 25 km (16 mi) high. It is 100 times larger than Mauna Loa on Earth.
shield volcano A volcano produced by repeated nonexplosive eruptions of lava, creating a gradually sloping, shield-shaped low dome. Often contains a caldera at its summit.
SHIELD VOLCANO - Volcanic construction of a central type formed by repeated effusion of fluid (usually basaltic) lava.
Shield Volcanoes
Wide, low profile volcanic cones produced by highly liquid lava.
Shock Wave ...
Shield volcano
a volcano in the shape of a flattened dome, broad and low, built by flows of very fluid lava.
shield volcano: Wide, low-profile volcanic cone produced by highly liquid lava.
shock wave: A sudden change in pressure that travels as an intense sound wave.
Shield Volcano - A broad, gently sloped volcano built up by the repeated eruption of very fluid lava
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Shield volcanoes, the third type of volcano, are built almost entirely of fluid lava flows.
Shield volcanoes. On both Earth and Mars, shield volcanoes have been produced by out-pourings of fluid molten rock. Over a long time, that builds slowly into a huge mountain. There are no shield volcanoes on the Moon.
The shield volcano, Olympus Mons (Mount Olympus), at 26 km is the highest known mountain in the solar system. It is an extinct volcano in the vast upland region Tharsis, which contains several other large volcanoes.
shield volcanoes (Photoglossary of Volcanic Terms - USGS) Volcanoes with broad, gentle slopes and built by the eruption of fluid basalt lava are called shield volcanoes.
Zapatera is a shield volcano located in the southern part of Nicaragua. It forms the island of Isla Zapatera on the Lake Nicaragua. Isla Zapatera constitutes one of 78 protected areas of Nicaragua....
and petroglyphs found in Ometepe
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Shield volcanos are much more prevalent in the northern hemisphere. The Tharsis region contains the three mountains Arsia Mons, Pavonis Mons, and Ascraeus Mons.
Mars observers reported a new dark area on the western side of the Elysium shield volcanoes [Capen and Parker, ...
These are shield volcanoes, similar to those that formed our planet's Hawaiian Islands, and they form over hot spots in Venus' crust.
For reference, the largest shield volcano on the Earth is Mauna Loa, which is only about 200 km across its base, and the 25 km height of Olympus Mons is about 2 1/2 times the height of Mount Everest.
The Martian surface shows shield volcanoes - the largest of which, Olympus Mons, is 24 km above the surrounding plains.
There are several large shield volcanoes (similar to Hawaii or Olympus Mons) such as Sif Mons.
The lava plains are up to two kilometres thick, but there is no evidence for any point sources of volcanism, such as the calderas of shield volcanos.
Olympus Mons is called a shield volcano because of its shape. The volcano is very tall, but it has a very gentle slope. Olympus Mons is over twenty times wider than it is high.
There are two main highland areas known as Ishtar Terra and Aphrodite Terra as well as a third, smaller highland area called Beta Regio where Rhea Mons, Theia Mons, and a shield volcano are found.
Olympus is very similar to Mauna Loa and the other basaltic shield volcanoes on the Earth since it is very wide and spread out.
Radar observations find that about 80 percent of the surface is covered by lava flows with a few Australia-size uplands of two to five km (1.2 to 3.1 miles) high, and there are large shield volcanoes that rise above the plains as high as 11 km (6.
 See also: Volcano, Earth, Lava, Planet, Crust
  
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