Mons Olympus
… Indeed, it is our solar system’s largest volcano, Mons Olympus. As illustrated above, it is so large that it would not fit inside the state of Arizona and is twice the height of Mount Everest. Can you even fathom the devastation that would result if this thing erupted? Or perhaps we don’t want to know…
The US From Alaska’s Point of View
If you look at a United States map, you’ll notice that Alaska is almost always an afterthought. It is typically printed tiny on the back of the map. Alaskan mapmakers apparently got tired of being an afterthought and created their own map in which mainland America is the afterthought!