3D print Pavonis Mons on Mars
The middle Tharsis volcano on one print: the gentle shield of Pavonis Mons, sitting almost on the Martian equator, from Mars elevation data.
Where it is 1.48°N 112.96°W Mars
- Height
- 14 km (8.7 mi)
- Width
- 375 km (233 mi)
- Average slope
- 4 degrees
- Neighbors
- Ascraeus Mons and Arsia Mons
553 by 551 km of Mars, 160 mm across
About Pavonis Mons
Pavonis Mons is the middle of the three Tharsis Montes volcanoes and sits almost on the Martian equator. NASA gives its summit as 14 km (8.7 mi) high and its width as 375 km (233 mi), with an average slope of only 4 degrees.
It is the smallest of the three; Ascraeus Mons to the northeast and Arsia Mons to the southwest are both taller. All three rise more than 10 km (6 mi) on the Tharsis bulge, which lifts the whole region almost 5 km (3 mi) above its surroundings. The name comes from a feature on old telescope maps of Mars.
Sources: IAU Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature: Pavonis Mons, NASA: Pavonis Mons, DLR: Tharsis Montes
