Olympus Mons is a shield volcano built by long-lived hotspot eruptions.
Claim:
Olympus Mons formed several billion years ago after two of Mars' largest tectonic plates collided.
TOTAL BS
Topic
Mars
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Olympus Mons likely began forming around 3.5–3.7 billion years ago.
Claim:
Olympus Mons on Mars is thought to have formed about 3.5 billion years ago.
HARDLY BS
Olympus Mons is the largest volcano in the Solar System.
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Olympus Mons on Mars is the largest volcano in the Solar System.
NOT BS
Mars’s volcanism has declined sharply since its early, high-volume eruptive era.
Claim:
Mars was much more volcanically active early in its history than it is today.
NOT BS