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Friday, July 9, 2021
CONTEXT: Olympus Mons
A perspective view of Olympus Mons helps show just how flat it is.
— ToughSF (@ToughSf) July 8, 2021
The average slope is just about 5 degrees.
Yes, it's 21 km tall, but it's also over 600km wide.https://t.co/0FfJo6YokV pic.twitter.com/pJDwZHUA2U
Mars's Olympus Mons is twice the height of Mount Everest above sea level, but so huge that if you were on its slopes you'd barely be aware you were on a mountain. This size, combined with Mars's small radius, means you can't see the summit from the surrounding terrain or the terrain from the summit,
Posted at July 9, 2021 12:17