{{Short description|Martian geographical feature}} {{Infobox feature on celestial object |name = Jovis Tholus |image = [[Image:Jovis Tholus based on day THEMIS.png|240px]] |caption = [[Thermal Emission Imaging System|THEMIS]] daytime IR mosaic of Jovis Tholus. |coordinates = {{coord|18.41|N|117.41|W|globe:mars_type:landmark|display=inline,title}} |peak = {{convert|2990|m|ft|0}} }} '''Jovis Tholus''' is a volcano in the [[Tharsis quadrangle]] of [[Mars]] located at 18.41° N and 117.41° W. It is 58.0&nbsp;km across and was named after a classical albedo feature name.<ref>{{gpn|2850}}</ref> It has an elevation of {{convert|2990|m|ft|0}}.<ref name="Grego2012">{{cite book|author=Peter Grego|title=Mars and How to Observe It|url=https://archive.org/details/marshowtoobserve0000greg|url-access=registration|access-date=10 September 2019|date=1 June 2012|publisher=Springer|isbn=978-1-4614-2302-7|pages=[https://archive.org/details/marshowtoobserve0000greg/page/63 63]}}</ref>

It has a 28 km diameter caldera of five craters.<ref name=MD-HRSC-2022>[https://www.marsdaily.com/reports/Island_in_a_lake_of_lava___the_Martian_volcano_Jovis_Tholus_999.html ''Island in a lake of lava - the Martian volcano Jovis Tholus'']</ref> 60 km away from the caldera is a 30 km diameter impact crater.<ref name=MD-HRSC-2022/>

==Gallery== <gallery class="center" widths="190px" heights="180px" > File:Jovis Tholus.jpg|Western part of Jovis Tholus, as seen by THEMIS. </gallery> {{commonscat|Jovis Tholus}}

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==See also==

* [[Geology of Mars]] * [[List of mountains on Mars by height]] * [[Volcanoes on Mars]] * [[Volcanology of Mars]]

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