Tharsis Tholus
Tharsis Tholus is an intermediate-sized shield volcano located in the eastern Tharsis region of the planet Mars. The volcano was discovered by the Mariner 9 spacecraft in 1972 and originally given the informal name Volcano 7. In 1973, the International Astronomical Union (IAU) officially designated it Tharsis Tholus. In planetary geology, tholus (pl. "tholi") is the term for a small mountain, usually a volcano.
Q212057
shield volcano
Concept
Q2170645
Tharsis
LOC
Q111
Mars
CEL
Q6867
IAU
ORG
Q751439
planetary geology
Concept
Q956300
tholus
Concept
Q8502
mountain
Concept
Q1548991
Tharsis Tholus
LOC
Q1548991
Tharsis Tholus
LOC
1972-01-01T00:00:00Z^^http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#dateTime
1972
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1973-01-01T00:00:00Z^^http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#dateTime
1973
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9
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+7^^http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#decimal
7
NUMBER
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coordinate location
instance of
located on astronomical body