In relation to what we are learning in class, mars appears to be the only planet other than earth to have plate tectonics in our solar system. Unlike earths, according to discovery news, mars only has two plates but there is a common belief that becuase its core is cooler and its curst is thick there is almost no active movement. Luckily, my location has to do with volcanic activity (which we covered a little in class).
Olympus Mons, at the present time according to satellite images is not an active volcano. It does happen to be the largest volcano in the solar system! Compared to earth, the volcanos on mars are dramatically bigger and depending on the region they can be 10 to 100 times bigger. According to NASA, the lava flows on the surface of mars are observed to be much larger, which is a result of higher eruption rates and lower surface gravity.
