When to Use the Olympus Mons 3D Explorer - Best Sessions and Limits
Open Olympus Mons 3D Explorer when you want to grasp just how large the solar system's biggest volcano really is, by directly comparing it to Mount Everest and Mauna Loa at a shared true scale - not to get a survey-grade elevation scan or a geologically precise cross-section of the actual surface.
A scale-comparison lesson
A session starts by dragging the exaggeration slider down to 1x to see how gentle the real slope actually is, then back up to 4x-8x to see the shield and caldera clearly, then toggling on the Everest and Mauna Loa columns to feel just how far Olympus Mons's real height and diameter exceed Earth's tallest mountain and largest active volcano.
Sessions this explorer does not fit
Sessions this page does not fit are studying the actual surveyed surface geology of Olympus Mons in detail - for that, see NASA's own MOLA-derived scientific maps - or exploring the whole Martian surface rather than one landmark, which belongs on the Mars Terrain 3D Explorer. For the low-gravity mechanics behind why a shield this size can persist, see the Escape Velocity 3D Explorer. Walk the controls in the step-by-step guide.
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