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- proper noun planetology An
extinct volcano on theplanet Mars .
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Named in 1973 after a classical albedo feature.
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Arsia Mons is furthest to the left, then Pavonis Mons, then Ascraeus Mons farther over to the right, to the north.
Ilium Simmons, Dan 1981
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There were obvious signs of habitation on Olympus Mons — and at least one high-tech people-mover stairway or escalator along the flanks of that volcano — and photographs of half a dozen flying machines near the summit caldera of Olympus, and a few glimpses of a few other white houses and terraced gardens on the high slopes of the Tharsis volcanoes — Ascraesus Mons, Pavonis Mons, and Arsia Mons — but no signs whatsoever of an extensive planetary civilization.
Ilium Simmons, Dan 1981
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