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Tharsis

Tharsis (/ˈθɑːrsɪs/, THAR-sis) is a vast volcanic plateau centered near the equator in the western hemisphere of Mars. The region is home to the largest volcanoes in the Solar System, including the three enormous shield volcanoes Arsia Mons, Pavonis Mons, and Ascraeus Mons, which are collectively known as the Tharsis Montes. Current consensus is that…

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Location
Western hemisphere of Mars
Diameter
~5 000 km
Eponym
Tarshish
Feature type
Volcanic plateau, volcanic province
Peak
~7 km (excluding volcanoes)

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True polar wander on Mars

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Tharsis in popular culture

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Tharsis

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Avg. degree1.98
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related to Tharsis in popular culture · 59
Tharsis → Adrian Wood, Adrienne Barbeau, Alastair Reynolds, Aldnoah, Battle, Book, Cairo, Captain Murphy, Cataclysm, City, Conjoiners, Cowboy Bebop, Der Dieb, Destiny, Distant Star, Dragonlance Chronicles, Earth, Graham McNeill, Guerrilla, Horus Heresy
related to Montes · 22
Tharsis → Amazonian, Amazonis Planitia, Arsia Mons, Ascraeus Mons, Between, Central Tharsis, Chryse Planitia, Echus Chasma, Hesperian-aged, It, NSVs, Olympus Mons, Pavonis Mons, Phoenicis Lacus, Tempe Terra, Tharsis Montes, The, The NSVs, There, These
related to Plana · 21
Tharsis → Arsia Mons, Claritas Fossae, Coprates, Daedalia Planum, It, Its, Mars, Memnonia, Noctis Labyrinthus, Sinai, Solis Plana, Syria, Syria Planum, Terra Sirenum, Thaumasia Highlands, Thaumasia Plateau, The, The Thaumasia Plateau, These, To
related to Volcanism · 15
Tharsis → According, America, Andrea Borgia, Earth, Geological Society, However, John Murray, One, Over, Recent, Solar System, Spacecraft, The, This, Traditionally
related to Age · 11
Tharsis → Although, Assuming, By, CO2, Exhalations, Geologic, Hawaiian, Martian, Noachian Period, Theiikian, These
related to Composition · 10
Tharsis → According, Because Mars, Hawaii, If, Magma, Mars, Much, On Earth, The, Thus
related to Location · 9
Tharsis → Alba Mons, Amazonis Planitia, Chryse Planitia, Depending, In, It, Mars's, Thaumasia, The
related to North and south · 9
Tharsis → Alba Mons, Also, Amazonian-aged, Ceraunius Fossae, Ceraunius Fossae Formation, Mars, Noachian-aged, The, This
related to True polar wander on Mars · 5
Tharsis → According, Ceres, Nature, Such, The
related to External links · 4
Tharsis → Archived, Mars, NASA, Wayback MachineResearchers

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region mars volcanic volcano bulge lava mons western volcanoes rise plateau large one south system planet plains crust broad also

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TharsisCoordinates.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-pars…1.00infobox
TharsisDiameter~5 000 km1.00infobox
TharsisEponymTarshish1.00infobox
TharsisFeature typeVolcanic plateau, volcanic province1.00infobox
TharsisLocationWestern hemisphere of Mars1.00infobox
TharsisPeak~7 km (excluding volcanoes)1.00infobox
Tharsisis aGreco-Latin transliteration of the biblical Tarshish0.90text
Tharsisis aname of a volcano that features heavily in the final level.Tharsis is the name of an independent game on Steam based on a mission to the region0.90text
Tharsisis aname of a terraformed Mars colony.Terraforming Mars includes Tharsis as the base game board0.90text
kieseriteinstance ofwhen sulfuric acid weathering produced abundant hydrated sulfate minerals0.80text
gypsum.Two European Space Agencyinstance ofwhen sulfuric acid weathering produced abundant hydrated sulfate minerals0.80text
Tharsisrelated to AgeGeologic0.60section

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