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

Tharsis

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Named Volcanoes

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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)
 

Volcanic Ranges

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Name Location Prevalent Type Diameter Picture
Gordii Fossae [22] 14°50′N 232°24′E / 14.83°N 232.4°E / 14.83; 232.4 Flood Basalt Fissures/ Small Shields 369 km (229 miles)
 
Syria Colles [23] [24] 13°28′S 259°16′E / 13.46°S 259.27°E / -13.46; 259.27 Small Shields 630 km (391 miles)
 
Tempe Colles [25] 33°45′N 277°26′E / 33.75°N 277.44°E / 33.75; 277.44 Small Shields 34.49 km (21 miles)
 
Tharsis Montes [26] 1°34′N 247°25′E / 1.57°N 247.42°E / 1.57; 247.42 Large Shields 2,058.91 km (1,279 miles)
 
Ulysses Colles [27] 6°08′N 236°55′E / 6.14°N 236.91°E / 6.14; 236.91 Cinder Cones 84.81 km (53 miles)
 

Unnamed Volcanoes

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Jovis Tholus Ceraunius Fossae Tempe Terra Uranius Mons East Ascraeus Ascraeus-Pavonis Tooting Crater Fortuna Fossae East Ulysses Tholus East Acheron Fossae Halex Fossae

Location Type Picture
Caldera of Arsia Mons [28] Small Shields
 
Noctis Fossae (Fortuna Field) [29] Small Shields/Spatter cones
 
(East Pavonis Field) [30] Small Shields alt=|center|frameless|100px
Fissure in Arsia Sulci [31] Spatter cones alt=|center|frameless|100px
Parasitic cones around Pavonis Mons caldera [32] Cinder cones alt=|center|frameless|100px
(Pavonis South) [33] Small Shields alt=|center|frameless|100px

Elysium

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Named Volcanoes

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Name Location Type Base Height Diameter Picture
Albor Tholus [34] 18°52′N 150°28′E / 18.87°N 150.47°E / 18.87; 150.47 Medium Shield 4,200 m (13,780 ft) 158.38 km (98 miles)
 
Elysium Mons [35] 25°01′N 147°13′E / 25.02°N 147.21°E / 25.02; 147.21 Large Shield 12,600 m (41,339 ft) 401 km (249 miles)
 
Hecates Tholus [36] 32°07′N 150°14′E / 32.12°N 150.24°E / 32.12; 150.24 Medium Shield 6,600 m (21,654 ft) 181.57 km (113 miles)
 

Volcanic Ranges

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Name Location Prevalent Type Diameter Picture
Cerberus Fossae [37] 11°17′N 166°22′E / 11.28°N 166.37°E / 11.28; 166.37 Flood Basalt Fissures 1,235 km (767 miles)
 
Cerberus Tholi [38] 4°29′N 164°25′E / 4.48°N 164.41°E / 4.48; 164.41 Small shields 698 km (434 miles)
 

Circum-Hellas

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Name Location Type Base Height Diameter Picture
Amphitrites Patera [39] 58°42′S 60°52′E / 58.7°S 60.87°E / -58.7; 60.87 Highland Patera 1,500 m (4,921 ft) 129.8 km (81 miles)
 
Hadriacus Mons [40] 31°17′S 91°52′E / 31.29°S 91.86°E / -31.29; 91.86 Highland Patera 1,100 m (3,609 ft) 450 km (280 miles)
 
Malea Patera [41] 63°32′S 51°35′E / 63.54°S 51.59°E / -63.54; 51.59 Highland Patera ? 241.61 km (150 miles)
 
Peneus Patera [42] 57°49′S 52°39′E / 57.82°S 52.65°E / -57.82; 52.65 Highland Patera 500 m (1,640 ft) 128.5 km (80 miles)
 
Pityusa Patera [43] 66°53′S 36°52′E / 66.88°S 36.86°E / -66.88; 36.86 Highland Patera ? 196.51 km (122 miles)
 
Tyrrhenus Mons [44] 21°38′S 105°53′E / 21.63°S 105.88°E / -21.63; 105.88 Highland Patera 1,500 m (4,921 ft) 269.77 km (168 miles)
 

Other Volcanic Features

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Hadriaca Patera Tyrrhena Patera

Arabia Terra

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Name Location Type Base Height Diameter Picture
Eden Patera [45] 33°46′N 348°56′E / 33.77°N 348.94°E / 33.77; 348.94 Supervolcano? ? 80 km (50 miles)
 
Euphrates Patera [46] 38°26′N 10°16′E / 38.43°N 10.26°E / 38.43; 10.26 Supervolcano? ? 20.27 km (13 miles)
 
Ismenia Patera [47] 38°33′N 1°48′E / 38.55°N 1.8°E / 38.55; 1.8 Supervolcano? ? 82 km (51 miles)
 
Oxus Patera [48] 38°58′N 359°40′E / 38.97°N 359.66°E / 38.97; 359.66 Supervolcano? ? 33.42 km (21 miles)
 
Siloe Patera [49] 35°18′N 6°33′E / 35.3°N 6.55°E / 35.3; 6.55 Supervolcano? ? 39.08 km (24 miles)
 

Isolated Volcanoes

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Named Volcanoes

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Name Location Type Base Height Diameter Picture
Apollinaris Mons [50] 9°10′S 174°47′E / 9.17°S 174.79°E / -9.17; 174.79 Medium Shield 5,400 m (17,717 ft) 275.4 km (171 miles)
 
Apollinaris Tholus [51] [52] 17°38′S 175°45′E / 17.64°S 175.75°E / -17.64; 175.75 Stratovolcano? ? 32.39 km (20 miles)
 
Argyre Mons[53] [54] 50°22′S 311°55′E / 50.37°S 311.91°E / -50.37; 311.91 Medium Shield 1,000 m (3,281 ft) 60.58 km (38 miles)
 
Pityusa Mons[55] [56] 63°34′S 17°35′E / 63.56°S 17.58°E / -63.56; 17.58 Tuya? ? 58 km (36 miles)
 
Syrtis Major Planum [57] 9°12′N 67°06′E / 9.2°N 67.1°E / 9.2; 67.1 Lowland Patera? 4,000 m (13,123 ft) 1,214.86 km (755 miles)
 
Zephyria Tholus [58] [59] 19°45′S 172°55′E / 19.75°S 172.92°E / -19.75; 172.92 Stratovolcano? ? 35.95 km (22 miles)
 

Volcanic Ranges

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Name Location Prevalent Type Diameter Picture
Hydraotes Colles [60] 0°01′S 326°19′E / 0.02°S 326.32°E / -0.02; 326.32 Cinder Cones 47.5 km (30 miles)
 
Sisyphi Montes [61] 69°39′S 13°05′E / 69.65°S 13.08°E / -69.65; 13.08 Tuyas? 200 km (124 miles)
 

Unnamed Volcanoes

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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

Unnamed Volcanoes

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  5. ^ "Ceraunius Tholus". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature.
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  7. ^ "Issedon Tholus". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature.
  8. ^ "Jovis Tholus". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature.
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  14. ^ "Pavonis Mons". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature.
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  19. ^ "Uranius Mons". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature.
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  35. ^ "Elysium Mons". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature.
  36. ^ "Hecates Tholus". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature.
  37. ^ "Cerberus Fossae". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature.
  38. ^ "Cerberus Tholi". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature.
  39. ^ "Amphitrites Patera". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature.
  40. ^ "Hadriacus Mons". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature.
  41. ^ "Malea Patera". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature.
  42. ^ "Peneus Patera". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature.
  43. ^ "Pityusa Patera". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature.
  44. ^ "Tyrrhenus Mons". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature.
  45. ^ "Eden Patera". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature.
  46. ^ "Euphrates Patera". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature.
  47. ^ "Ismenia Patera". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature.
  48. ^ "Oxus Patera". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature.
  49. ^ "Siloe Patera". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature.
  50. ^ "Apollinaris Mons". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature.
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  57. ^ "Syrtis Major Planum". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature.
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  60. ^ "Hydraotes Colles". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature.
  61. ^ "Sisyphi Montes". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature.
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