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The largest volcano in the solar system is Olympus Mons on Mars. When Mars does mountains, it doesn’t do subtle.

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Olympus Mons rises about 22 km above surrounding plains and spans roughly 600 km across. Low Martian gravity and a lack of plate tectonics helped it grow so large.

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