Tharsis Montes (Mars)

This feature is named after an earlier feature.

The Tharsis Montes are three large shield volcanoes in the Tharsis region of the planet Mars. From north to south, the volcanoes are Ascraeus Mons, Pavonis Mons and Arsia Mons. Mons is the Latin word for mountain. It is a descriptor term used in astrogeology for mountainous features in the Solar System. (wikipedia entry)

A mons is a mountain. On Mars they are named after the nearest named albedo feature on the Schiaparelli or Antoniadi maps.

NW 289 km

Pavonis Sulci

MRV
4 Hours 31 Minutes
Walking
3 Days 15 Hours

N 156 km

Poynting

MRV
2 Hours 26 Minutes
Walking
1 Day 23 Hours

NE 95 km

Pavonis Fossae(next)

MRV
1 Hour 29 Minutes
Walking
1 Day 4 Hours

W 22 km

Pavonis Mons(last)

Walking
6 Hours 47 Minutes

Tharsis Montes

1.57° N 247.42° E

E 744 km

Tharsis

MRV
11 Hours 38 Minutes
Walking
9 Days 8 Hours

SW 462 km

Arsia Chasmata

MRV
7 Hours 13 Minutes
Walking
5 Days 19 Hours

S 325 km

Phoenicis Lacus

MRV
5 Hours 5 Minutes
Walking
4 Days 1 Hour

SE 566 km

Syria Mons

MRV
8 Hours 50 Minutes
Walking
7 Days 2 Hours

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