Alba Mons
E492817
Alba Mons is a vast, low-relief shield volcano on Mars, notable for being one of the largest volcanic edifices in the Solar System by area.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Alba Mons canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4922000 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Alba Mons Context triple: [Tharsis volcanic plateau, contains, Alba Mons]
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A.
Ahuna Mons
Ahuna Mons is a prominent solitary mountain on the dwarf planet Ceres, notable for its steep slopes, bright salty deposits, and likely cryovolcanic origin.
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B.
Olympus Mons
Olympus Mons is the largest known volcano and mountain in the Solar System, towering over the Martian landscape with an immense shield-like structure.
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C.
Aeolis Mons
Aeolis Mons, also known as Mount Sharp, is a prominent layered mountain on Mars that rises from the center of Gale Crater and has been a primary exploration site for NASA's Curiosity rover.
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D.
Ascraeus Mons
Ascraeus Mons is one of the largest shield volcanoes on Mars, towering above the Tharsis region with a broad, gently sloping profile.
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E.
Santa Maria Rupes
Santa Maria Rupes is a prominent tectonic scarp on the surface of the planet Mercury, formed by the planet’s crust contracting and thrusting over itself.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Alba Mons Target entity description: Alba Mons is a vast, low-relief shield volcano on Mars, notable for being one of the largest volcanic edifices in the Solar System by area.
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A.
Ahuna Mons
Ahuna Mons is a prominent solitary mountain on the dwarf planet Ceres, notable for its steep slopes, bright salty deposits, and likely cryovolcanic origin.
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B.
Olympus Mons
Olympus Mons is the largest known volcano and mountain in the Solar System, towering over the Martian landscape with an immense shield-like structure.
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C.
Aeolis Mons
Aeolis Mons, also known as Mount Sharp, is a prominent layered mountain on Mars that rises from the center of Gale Crater and has been a primary exploration site for NASA's Curiosity rover.
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D.
Ascraeus Mons
Ascraeus Mons is one of the largest shield volcanoes on Mars, towering above the Tharsis region with a broad, gently sloping profile.
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E.
Santa Maria Rupes
Santa Maria Rupes is a prominent tectonic scarp on the surface of the planet Mercury, formed by the planet’s crust contracting and thrusting over itself.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | shield volcano ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Alba Patera ⓘ |
| formedBy | basaltic lava eruptions ⓘ |
| hasApproximateDiameter | about 1500 km ⓘ |
| hasApproximateHeight | about 6 km above surrounding plains ⓘ |
| hasComparison | much broader and lower than Olympus Mons ⓘ |
| hasCrustalContext | located on thickened Tharsis crust ⓘ |
| hasErosionalState | relatively well-preserved volcanic landforms ⓘ |
| hasEruptionStyle | effusive volcanism ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
broad volcanic rise
ⓘ
central depression or patera ⓘ extensive lava flows ⓘ very shallow slopes ⓘ |
| hasGeologicAge |
mostly Hesperian
ⓘ
with Amazonian volcanic activity ⓘ |
| hasLatitude | approximately 40°N ⓘ |
| hasLongitude | approximately 250°E ⓘ |
| hasMorphology | asymmetric volcano ⓘ |
| hasNameOrigin | named after Alba, Latin for white ⓘ |
| hasNorthernFlank | more extensive than southern flank ⓘ |
| hasNotableCharacteristic |
largest known volcano on Mars by area
ⓘ
one of the flattest large volcanoes in the Solar System ⓘ |
| hasRelief | low-relief ⓘ |
| hasSlope | less than 1 degree on flanks ⓘ |
| hasSummitRegion | complex of calderas and collapse pits ⓘ |
| hasSurroundingFeature |
extensive tectonic fractures
ⓘ
radial graben systems ⓘ |
| isOneOf | largest volcanic edifices in the Solar System by area ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Tharsis region
ⓘ
linked to:
Tharsis volcanic plateau
|
| locatedOn | Mars ⓘ |
| nameAdoptedBy | International Astronomical Union ⓘ |
| partOf |
Tharsis volcanic province
ⓘ
linked to:
Tharsis volcanic plateau
|
| studiedBy |
Mars Global Surveyor
ⓘ
Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter ⓘ Viking orbiters ⓘ |
| surfaceDominatedBy | lava flow fields ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Alba Mons Description of subject: Alba Mons is a vast, low-relief shield volcano on Mars, notable for being one of the largest volcanic edifices in the Solar System by area.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.