Biblis Tholus

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Biblis Tholus is a small, isolated Martian volcano located on the Tharsis volcanic rise.

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Biblis Tholus canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Martian volcano
associatedWithProvince Tharsis volcanic province
calderaDiameter approximately 50 kilometers
calderaStructure multiple collapse events
coordinateLatitude approximately 2° north
coordinateLongitude approximately 235° east
diameter approximately 170 kilometers
edificeShape low-relief shield
eruptionStyle likely long-lived, low-viscosity lava eruptions
flankSlope gentle
geologicAge Amazonian
Hesperian
hasFeature central caldera
flank valleys
radial channels
hasImageryFrom HiRISE camera
linked to: HiRISE instrument

High Resolution Stereo Camera
hasMapLabel Biblis Tholus
hasTopographyFrom Mars Orbiter Laser Altimeter
height approximately 3 kilometers
isIsolatedFrom other major Tharsis volcanoes
isPartOf Tharsis volcanic rise
isSmallerThan Arsia Mons
Ascraeus Mons
Olympus Mons
Pavonis Mons
locatedInHemisphere western hemisphere of Mars
locatedInQuadrangle Tharsis quadrangle
locatedInRegion Tharsis rise
locatedOn Mars
nameApprovalYear 1973
nameApprovedBy International Astronomical Union
namedAfter Biblis (mythological figure)
observedBy Mariner 9
Mars Express
Mars Global Surveyor
Mars Odyssey
Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter
Viking Orbiter
studiedInDiscipline planetary geology
volcanology
surfaceComposition basaltic lava
surfaceShows evidence of erosion
evidence of mass wasting
lava flow features
possible tectonic fractures
volcanicActivityType effusive volcanism

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Tharsis volcanic plateau contains Biblis Tholus
Biblis Tholus hasMapLabel Biblis Tholus