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'''Olympus Mons''' was a large [[volcano|volcanic]] [[mountain]] located on [[Mars]]. | '''Olympus Mons''' was a large [[volcano|volcanic]] [[mountain]] located on [[Mars]]. | ||
Standing at | ==Description== | ||
Standing at 26[[km]], Olympus Mons was the highest known mountain in the [[solar system]]. It was over three times higher than [[Mount Everest]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Waters of Mars (TV story)|The Waters of Mars]]'') | |||
According to [[Tanya Webster]], it was "the biggest volcano in known creation" and was located "just across the plain" from [[Izdaal]]'s tomb. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Red Dawn (audio story)|Red Dawn]]'') | According to [[Tanya Webster]], it was "the biggest volcano in known creation" and was located "just across the plain" from [[Izdaal]]'s tomb. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Red Dawn (audio story)|Red Dawn]]'') | ||
British astronauts [[Grosvenor]] and [[Guest]] planted the [[Union Jack]] there in the [[1970s]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Dying Days (novel)|The Dying Days]]'') | ==History== | ||
British astronauts [[Grosvenor]] and [[Nathaniel Guest|Guest]] planted the [[Union Jack]] there in the [[1970s]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Dying Days (novel)|The Dying Days]]'') | |||
The location was involved in the [[Earth]]'s counter-offensive against the [[Ice Warrior]]s during the [[Thousand Day War]]. Members of the [[United Nations]] [[Third Tactical Response Brigade]] dropped on Mars, suffering heavy casualties. | The location was involved in the [[Earth]]'s counter-offensive against the [[Ice Warrior]]s during the [[Thousand Day War]]. Members of the [[United Nations]] [[Third Tactical Response Brigade]] dropped on Mars, suffering heavy casualties. | ||
