Olympus (lat. Olympus Mons) - an extinct volcano on Mars, the tallest mountain in the solar system. Before the flight spacecraft (which showed that the Olympus - the mountain), this place was known to astronomers as Nix Olympica («Snows of Olympus" - due to a higher albedo).

The ancient Chinese astronomers called Mars "Fire Star", and scientists for a long time will "burn" some curiosity about things related to the Red planetoy.Dazhe after dozens of spacecraft have been sent to Mars for research, many questions remain unanswered.
Learn about the largest mysteries of Mars, which are yet to be solved.