Olympus Mons

Olympus Mons

If you were to stand at the top of the Olympus Mons on Mars, the tallest planetary mountain in the solar system, you would not be able to tell you were on a mountain due to the shallow slope in the mountain extending further than the horizon line, which is a mere three kilometers away.

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