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What are the largest Volcanoes in other planets?

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Those in the picture above are all near the Hortensius crater. Lunar domes are thought to have formed when molten magma erupted and then cooled slowly. Olympus Mons is the largest known volcano in the solar system (Credit: NASA/SPL). Mars. read more

Other planets and moons. Saturn's moon Enceladus has geysers that spew water which have been photographed erupting by NASA's Cassini–Huygens spacecraft. Reports from NASA's Cassini–Huygens mission indicate that Saturn's moon Titan probably has volcanoes that eject water (cryovolcanoes). read more

Titan is the largest moon of Saturn, the ringed planet. It is the only known moon to have a dense atmosphere, although not one we could breathe. Apart from Earth, it is the only body in the solar system with lakes. read more

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Active Volcanoes of Our Solar System
Source: geology.com