Explaining The Universe on Instagram: "Olympus Mons is the largest volcano in the solar system, towering about 21.9 kilometers above the Martian surface—nearly two and a half times the height of Mount Everest. This enormous shield volcano stretches across an area roughly the size of Arizona and has gentle slopes formed by the slow flow of thin, basaltic lava over millions of years. Mars’s low gravity, lack of tectonic plate movement, and minimal erosion allowed Olympus Mons to grow to such immen

Space | Astronomy | Discovery on Instagram: "This incredible photograph, often captured by NASA’s Juno spacecraft, shows a brilliant lightning bolt firing across the massive storms on Jupiter. Unlike on Earth, where lightning is concentrated near the equator, Jovian lightning is most commonly seen around the poles. The immense energy of these strikes, which can be up to a thousand times more powerful than a bolt on Earth, originates from massive clouds containing a mixture of water and ammonia.