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/foosbabaganoosh Oct 07 '22

The drop-off at the ecological dead zone [shudders]

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u/Rhaegarizard Oct 08 '22

I can play any scary games with no problem but for some reason swimming down that drop-off wall and then swimming away from it is scarier than anything before or since. I feel so unsafe.