A giant volcano on Mars is still being fueled by underground magma
Recent seismic data suggests that Olympus Mons, the largest volcano in our solar system, may still sit atop active magma chambers deep within the Martian interior.
Olympus Mons towers nearly three times the height of Mount Everest, and scientists now believe this sleeping giant might be active. While the volcano was long thought to be extinct, data from NASA missions suggests that molten rock still moves beneath the crust. This internal heat indicates that Mars is not a geologically dead world as previously assumed.
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