r/spaceporn • u/joosth3 • Oct 07 '22

The tallest mountain in the solar system, Olympus Mons on Mars. It has a height of 25 km, Mount Everest is 'only' 8.8 km tall.

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u/aScarfAtTutties Oct 07 '22

According to my very quick Google search, the sheer cliffs are like 4 miles tall

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u/cmzraxsn Oct 07 '22

That's uh... 6 km right? Same ballpark as Everest which is almost 9 km from sea level to the top