Feature type Cliff Discoverer Mariner 9 | Location Olympus Mons | |
Eponym Latin - Mount Olympus and rupes, Latin for "cliff" |
Olympus Rupes is a group of cliffs along the northern face of Olympus Mons, the largest mountain on Mars and the largest volcano in the Solar System. It also forms the northern border of the mountain.
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