is mt olympus a volcano?
Olympus Mons. Olympus Mons ( /əˌlɪmpəs ˈmɒnz, oʊ-/; Latin for Mount Olympus) is a very large shield volcano on the planet Mars. The volcano has a height of over 21 km (13.6 mi or 72,000 ft) as measured by the Mars Orbiter Laser Altimeter (MOLA).