List of Volcanoes on Mars
The following is a list of known volcanoes on Mars
Large Shield: Prominent, among the first volcanoes to be discovered on Mars and interpreted as albedo features of mountain origin from Earth. Their size has no analogue on Earth.
Medium Shield: Regionally prominent, were discovered during the Mariner 9 Mission. They rival large shield volcanoes on Earth in size.
Low Shield: Low lying short lived shield volcanoes. Discovered from Viking imagery. Analogues can be found in Iceland and the Snake River Plain.
Highland Patera: Likely a byproduct of a depleted deep magma chamber, no analogues can be found on Earth but some comparisons have been drawn with coronae on Venus.
Lowland Patera: Similar to Highland Paterae except these straddle the Mars Dichotomy
Flood Basalt: Long fissures featuring fluid water-like flows of lava similar to flood basalts on Earth.
Stratovolcano: Similar in size to the largest stratovolcanoes on Earth, most of these date from the Noachian Period.
Tharsis: Largest volcanic province on Mars, dominates the western hemisphere
Elysium: Second largest volcanic province, situated between Utopia and Amazonis Planitia
Circum-Hellas Highland: Extensive ancient volcanic province surrounding Hellas Planitia
Arabia Terra: Series of suspected supervolcanic calderas in Arabia Terra
Isolated: These volcanoes are isolated from other structures
NOTE: Not all Montes, Tholi, or Paterae have volcanic origins. Examples of non-volcanic constructs sharing these labels include: Coprates Montes, Nia Tholus, and Phison Patera
Name
Location
Type
Base Height
Diameter
Picture
Alba Mons [ 1]
41°05′N 249°17′E / 41.08°N 249.29°E / 41.08; 249.29
Lowland Patera?
5,800 m (19,029 ft)
548.02 km (341 miles)
Arsia Mons [ 2]
8°16′S 239°55′E / 8.26°S 239.91°E / -8.26; 239.91
Large Shield
11,700 m (38,386 ft)
470 km (292 miles)
Ascraeus Mons [ 3]
11°55′N 255°55′E / 11.92°N 255.92°E / 11.92; 255.92
Large Shield
14,900 m (48,885 ft)
456.4 km (284 miles)
Biblis Tholus [ 4]
2°31′N 235°37′E / 2.52°N 235.62°E / 2.52; 235.62
Medium Shield
3,600 m (11,811 ft)
168.6 km (105 miles)
Ceraunius Tholus [ 5]
24°00′N 262°45′E / 24°N 262.75°E / 24; 262.75
Medium Shield
6,600 m (21,654 ft)
128.58 km (80 miles)
East Mareotis Tholus [ 6]
35°55′N 274°52′E / 35.92°N 274.87°E / 35.92; 274.87
Small Shield
?
4.6 km (3 miles)
Issedon Tholus [ 7]
36°03′N 265°10′E / 36.05°N 265.17°E / 36.05; 265.17
Small Shield
?
54.53 km (34 miles)
Jovis Tholus [ 8]
18°12′N 242°35′E / 18.2°N 242.59°E / 18.2; 242.59
Medium Shield
1,000 m (3,281 ft)
58.07 km (36 miles)
Labeatis Mons [ 9] [ 10]
37°29′N 284°08′E / 37.48°N 284.14°E / 37.48; 284.14
Small Shield
800 m (2,625 ft)
42.78 km (27 miles)
Noctis Tholus [ 11]
12°18′S 261°48′E / 12.3°S 261.8°E / -12.3; 261.8
Small Shield
?
18 km (11 miles)
North Mareotis Tholus [ 12]
36°23′N 273°47′E / 36.38°N 273.79°E / 36.38; 273.79
Small Shield
?
3.58 km (2 miles)
Olympus Mons [ 13]
18°39′N 226°12′E / 18.65°N 226.2°E / 18.65; 226.2
Large Shield
26,000 m (85,302 ft)
610.13 km (379 miles)
Pavonis Mons [ 14]
1°29′N 247°02′E / 1.48°N 247.04°E / 1.48; 247.04
Large Shield
8,400 m (27,559 ft)
366.53 km (228 miles)
Syria Mons [ 15] [ 16]
13°53′S 255°44′E / 13.88°S 255.73°E / -13.88; 255.73
Small shield
?
73.47 km (46 miles)
Tharsis Tholus [ 17]
13°15′N 269°19′E / 13.25°N 269.31°E / 13.25; 269.31
Medium Shield
7,400 m (24,278 ft)
149.3 km (93 miles)
Ulysses Tholus [ 18]
2°58′N 238°30′E / 2.96°N 238.5°E / 2.96; 238.5
Medium Shield
1,500 m (4,921 ft)
102.47 km (64 miles)
Uranius Mons [ 19]
26°54′N 267°51′E / 26.9°N 267.85°E / 26.9; 267.85
Medium Shield
3,000 m (9,843 ft)
265.17 km (165 miles)
Uranius Tholus [ 20]
26°15′N 262°26′E / 26.25°N 262.43°E / 26.25; 262.43
Medium Shield
2,900 m (9,514 ft)
61.39 km (38 miles)
West Mareotis Tholus [ 21]
35°34′N 272°02′E / 35.56°N 272.04°E / 35.56; 272.04
Small Shield
?
13.19 km (8 miles)
Jovis Tholus
Ceraunius Fossae
Tempe Terra
Uranius Mons
East Ascraeus
Ascraeus-Pavonis
Tooting Crater
Fortuna Fossae East
Ulysses Tholus East
Acheron Fossae
Halex Fossae
Other Volcanic Features
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Hadriaca Patera
Tyrrhena Patera
Location
Type
Picture
Coprates Chasma Floor [ 62]
Cinder Cones
Other Volcanic Named Features
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Nili Tholus
Nili Patera
Meroe Patera
Apollinaris Patera
^ "Alba Mons" . Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature .
^ "Arsia Mons" . Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature .
^ "Ascraeus Mons" . Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature .
^ "Biblis Tholus" . Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature .
^ "Ceraunius Tholus" . Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature .
^ "East Mareotis Tholus" . Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature .
^ "Issedon Tholus" . Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature .
^ "Jovis Tholus" . Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature .
^ Neesemann, A.; van Gasselt, S.; Hauber, E.; Neukum, G. (2010). "Insights to the Evolution of the Tempe Terra Region, Mars: Refinements of Geologic and Tectonic Units" (PDF) . Retrieved 31 May 2021 .
^ "Labeatis Mons" . Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature .
^ "Noctis Tholus" . Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature .
^ "North Mareotis Tholus" . Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature .
^ "Olympus Mons" . Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature .
^ "Pavonis Mons" . Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature .
^ Richardson, J. A.; Bleacher, J. E.; Baptista, A.R. (2010). "Identification of Volcanic Ridge in Northern Syria Planum, Mars: Constraint on Geologic History of Syria" (PDF) . Retrieved 3 June 2021 .
^ "Syria Mons" . Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature .
^ "Tharsis Tholus" . Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature .
^ "Ulysses Tholus" . Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature .
^ "Uranius Mons" . Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature .
^ "Uranius Tholus" . Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature .
^ "West Mareotis Tholus" . Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature .
^ "Gordii Fossae" . Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature .
^ Baptista et al., (2008): A swarm of small shield volcanoes on Syria Planum, Mars
^ "Syria Colles" . Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature .
^ "Tempe Colles" . Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature .
^ "Tharsis Montes" . Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature .
^ "Ulysses Colles" . Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature .
^ Smith, I.; Carter, L. M.; Ganesh, I. (2018). "Subsurface Interfaces in the Arsia Mons Caldera — Observations from SHARAD" (PDF) . Retrieved 13 June 2021 .
^ Baloga, S.; Plescia, J. B. (2008). "Tharsis Low Shields: Morphometry, Structural Control and Statistical Analysis" (PDF) . Retrieved 13 June 2021 .
^ Baloga, S.; Plescia, J. B. (2008). "Tharsis Low Shields: Morphometry, Structural Control and Statistical Analysis" (PDF) . Retrieved 13 June 2021 .
^ Garry, W.B.; Williams, D. A.; Bleacher, J. E. (2013). "Geologic Mapping of Arsia and Pavonis Montes, Mars" (PDF) . Retrieved 13 June 2021 .
^ Edgett, K. S. (1990). "Possible Cinder cones Near the Summit of Pavonis Mons Mars" (PDF) . Retrieved 19 June 2021 .
^ Bleacher, J. E.; Glaze, L. S.; Greeley, R.; Hauber, E.; Baloga, S. M.; Sakimoto, S. E. H.; Williams, D. A.; Glotch, T. D. (2008). "Spatial and Alignment Analyses for a Field of Small Volcanic Vents South of Pavonis Mons, Mars" (PDF) . Retrieved 13 June 2021 .
^ "Albor Tholus" . Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature .
^ "Elysium Mons" . Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature .
^ "Hecates Tholus" . Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature .
^ "Cerberus Fossae" . Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature .
^ "Cerberus Tholi" . Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature .
^ "Amphitrites Patera" . Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature .
^ "Hadriacus Mons" . Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature .
^ "Malea Patera" . Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature .
^ "Peneus Patera" . Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature .
^ "Pityusa Patera" . Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature .
^ "Tyrrhenus Mons" . Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature .
^ "Eden Patera" . Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature .
^ "Euphrates Patera" . Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature .
^ "Ismenia Patera" . Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature .
^ "Oxus Patera" . Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature .
^ "Siloe Patera" . Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature .
^ "Apollinaris Mons" . Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature .
^ Crumpler, L.S.; McCoy, Timothy; Schmidt, Mariek; Cabrol, Nathalie (2007). "Physical Volcanology at Gusev Crater, Spirit Rover" (PDF) . Retrieved 6 June 2021 .
^ "Apollinaris Tholus" . Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature .
^ Williams, J.-P.; Dohm, J. M.; Soare, R. J.; Flahaut, J.; Lopes, R. M. C.; Pathare, A. V.; Fair ́en, A. G.; Schulze-Makuch, D.; Buczkowski, D. L. (2017). "Argyre Mons and other volcanic features within Argyre Basin, Mars" (PDF) . Retrieved 31 May 2021 .
^ "Argyre Mons" . Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature .
^ Ackiss, S.; Horgan, B.; Suda, M.; Minton, D.; Campbell, A. (2019). "Geomorphologic Mapping of a Possible Hesperian Subglacial Environment in the Sisyphi Montes, Mars" (PDF) . Retrieved 3 June 2021 .
^ "Pityusa Mons" . Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature .
^ "Syrtis Major Planum" . Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature .
^ Crumpler, L.S.; McCoy, Timothy; Schmidt, Mariek; Cabrol, Nathalie (2007). "Physical Volcanology at Gusev Crater, Spirit Rover" (PDF) . Retrieved 6 June 2021 .
^ "Zephyria Tholus" . Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature .
^ "Hydraotes Colles" . Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature .
^ "Sisyphi Montes" . Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature .
^ Michael, G.; Rossi, A. P.; Brož, P.; Hauber, E. (2015). "A Field of Small Pitted Cones on the Floor of Coprates Chasma, Mars: Volcanism Inside Valles Marineris?" (PDF) . Retrieved 19 June 2021 .