<P> Olympus Mons ( / əˌlɪmpəs ˈmɒnz , oʊ - , - ˈmɒns / ; Latin for Mount Olympus ) is a very large shield volcano on the planet Mars . By one measure , it has a height of nearly 22 km ( 13.6 mi or 72,000 ft ) . Olympus Mons stands about two and a half times as tall as Mount Everest 's height above sea level . It is the tallest mountain of all planets and other rounded bodies in the Solar System , and is the second tallest mountain in the Solar System overall , after Rheasilvia on the Asteroid Vesta . It is the youngest of the large volcanoes on Mars , having formed during Mars 's Hesperian Period . It is currently the largest volcano discovered in the Solar System and had been known to astronomers since the late 19th century as the albedo feature Nix Olympica ( Latin for `` Olympic Snow '' ) . Its mountainous nature was suspected well before space probes confirmed its identity as a mountain . </P>
<P> Olympus Mons ( / əˌlɪmpəs ˈmɒnz , oʊ - , - ˈmɒns / ; Latin for Mount Olympus ) is a very large shield volcano on the planet Mars . By one measure , it has a height of nearly 22 km ( 13.6 mi or 72,000 ft ) . Olympus Mons stands about two and a half times as tall as Mount Everest 's height above sea level . It is the tallest mountain of all planets and other rounded bodies in the Solar System , and is the second tallest mountain in the Solar System overall , after Rheasilvia on the Asteroid Vesta . It is the youngest of the large volcanoes on Mars , having formed during Mars 's Hesperian Period . It is currently the largest volcano discovered in the Solar System and had been known to astronomers since the late 19th century as the albedo feature Nix Olympica ( Latin for `` Olympic Snow '' ) . Its mountainous nature was suspected well before space probes confirmed its identity as a mountain . </P>
the largest volcano ever discovered in our solar system is located on which planet
the largest volcano ever discovered in our solar system is located on which planet
Mars
Mars