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tholus

(ˈθəʊləs)
n
a structure or cylinder-shaped drum used to support a cupola or dome
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Two small mountains (tholi) are named Aricia Tholus, after a once-powerful city, and Lucaria Tholus, after an ancient Roman feast in July.
From Handel to Hydra: naming planets, moons & craters
Together with nearby Hecates Tholus, this tiny feature was significantly brightened, circa 2007 Dec 18-31, by the 'opposition effect'.
The opposition of Mars, 2007: Part II
FIGURE 14 Mosaic of two images showing fissure vent near Jovis Tholus volcano on Mars.
Planetary Volcanism
Tholus is the Latin term for a round building with a conical roof.
I prostrate to the goddess foe destroyer--Tibetan Buddhism and the (mis)naming of Venusian features
a su centro de operacion en Darmstadt, Alemania, fotografias de una calidad inedita, tomadas por la camara estereoscopica de alta resolucion de una precision de dos metros, del volcan Albor Tholus o de los Valles Marineros, In que provoco el regocijo de los cientificos europeos.
Un hecho: hay agua en Marte ... ?vida tambien: Europa y EU, a la conquista del Planeta Rojo
One impressive picture showed the giant mouth of the volcano Albor Tholus.
AN ICE DAY ON MARS MARS; New pictures raise hope of discovery of life on the Red Planet
Top is a three-dimensional oblique view of the summit caldera of Albor Tholus, a volcano in the Elysium region.
Mars in all its glory
Answers: 1) mons 2) valles 3) tholus 4) chasma 5) Valles Marineris.
Living on Mars
As the African-American community celebrates Kwanzaa, a festival that has its roots in ancient African harvest celebrations, NASA on Wednesday released images of a feature on the surface of Ceres called Kwanzaa Tholus.
Ceres Has Several Small Mountains
Elysium showed the usual meteorological behaviour, and Elysium Mons and Hecates Tholus again showed an opposition brightening as well as orographic cloud.
The opposition of Mars, 2007: Part I
My favorite example is Rahe, a 35-km-long impact at the foot of a Martian volcano called Ceraunius Tholus (pictured here).
Oval craters

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