- For other uses, see Olympus.
Olympus Mons is a mountain located on Mars and is widely regarded as the largest mountain in the entire Sol system. (ST reference: Star Charts)
Specifics[]
Olympus Mons was an extinct volcano 500 kilometers in diameter at its base, 24 kilometers tall, and ringed by a six-kilometer tall cliff. Sight-seeing tourists viewed the mountain in shuttlecraft. (Decipher RPG module: Worlds)
A honeycombed network of caverns exists beneath the mountain, accessible by diving underwater through quarries. Although one person had died during the cave trek, the trip was safe for experienced divers. (VOY novel: Mosaic)
The gravity there was 0.3 G, as the mountain was outside the affect of artificial gravity from colonies. (TOS novel: Captain's Peril)
Olympus Mons was visible from Benjamin Sisko's quarters in the Utopia Planitia Fleet Yards when he was assigned there in the late 2360s. (DS9 - Mission Gamma novel: Lesser Evil)
History[]
For thousands of years, a non-humanoid time traveling entity named Irum resided in a cave by the base of Olympus Mons. (TOS - Strange New Worlds IV short story: "The Name of the Cat")
In 2248, a luxury hotel was opened near the mountain. (Decipher RPG module: Worlds)
Prior to 2264, experienced mountain climber Lieutenant Hounslaw Tanaka climbed the north face of Olympus Mons. (TOS novel: Captain's Peril)
In 2278, the USS Enterprise shuttlecraft Schrodinger crashed near Olympus Mons with Lieutenant Mears and Leonard McCoy aboard, victim to a meteor impact. (TOS - Strange New Worlds IV short story: "The Name of the Cat")
In 2376 on Earth, Randall Hedrick rerouted a weak priority message from Starbase 10 regarding the USS Dezago to receiving stations in San Francisco and Olympus Mons. (TNG - Maximum Warp novel: Dead Zone)
In 2423, Jake Sisko noted that Olympus Mons was one of a few places on Mars appearing to be untouched by Human activity. (STO novel: The Needs of the Many)
Appendices[]
Connections[]
the planet Mars | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
cities and settlements | Ares City • Bradbury City • Bradbury Township • Burroughs City • Cochrane • Cydonia • Endurance (McKay University) • Gundersdotter's Dome • Kane • New Chicago • New Clinton • New Venice • Nova Ares • Palyria • Phillipstown • Popé Pueblo (Popé Boulevard) • Robinson Township • Sagan Station • University of Mars • Utopia colony • Wells City | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
regions and provinces | Amazon Planitia • Martian Colony 3 • Utopia Planitia (Nova Ares • Utopia colony) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
geography | Arsia Mons • Elysium Mons • Margaritifer Terra • Olympus Mons • Ophir Planum • Sinai Planum • Syria Planum • Terra Strenum • Valles Marineris • Vanes Marineris | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
bodies of water | Apallinaris Lake • Copernicus Lake • Hershel Lake • Lake Cassini • Lake Huygens • Lake Lowell • Lake Lyot • Lake Mlarcovik • Lake Phillips • Mapler Lake • Mie Lake | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
outposts and installations | Fort Kiley • Fort Lincoln • Marsbase/Mars Base • Utopia Planitia Fleet Yards (Utopia Planitia Control • Utopia Station One) |
Appearances[]
References[]
- TOS novel: Captain's Peril
- DS9 - Mission Gamma novel: Lesser Evil
- TNG - Maximum Warp novel: Dead Zone
- VOY novel: Mosaic
- STO novel: The Needs of the Many
- ST reference: Star Charts
- Decipher RPG module: Worlds
External links[]
- Olympus Mons article at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
- Olympus Mons article at NASA's Mars Exploration website.