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/LetMeGuessYourAlts Oct 08 '22

Are you saying the higher-pitched scream I made while doing that, the less likely I am to cause a sonic boom before I hit the regolith?

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u/apathy-sofa Oct 08 '22

Wild! I didn't know this was possible. Do you know the name for this? I'd like to read more, but stumbling on wiki for a few minutes hasn't yielded results.

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u/apathy-sofa Oct 08 '22

Thank you!

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u/exclaim_bot Oct 08 '22

Thank you!

You're welcome!