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Olympus Mons (/ ə ˌ l ɪ m p ə s ˈ m ɒ n z, oʊ-/; [4] Latin for 'Mount Olympus') is a large shield volcano on Mars.It is over 21.9 km (13.6 mi; 72,000 ft) high as measured by the Mars Orbiter Laser Altimeter (MOLA), [5] about 2.5 times the elevation of Mount Everest above sea level.
Informal name of the Moon's tallest free-standing mountain. Possibly formed by the South Pole-Aitken basin impact. Not highest lunar peak by prominence, which would be Selenean summit. Mons Hadley: 4.5 km (2.8 mi) [20] [21] 0.26: impact: Formed by the Imbrium impact: Mons Rümker: 1.3 km (0.81 mi) [22] 0.063: volcanic: Largest volcanic ...
Mons — large, isolated, mountain; may or may not be of volcanic origin. plural montes — mountain range. Tholus — small dome-shaped mountain or hill. plural tholi — group of (usually not contiguous) small mountains. Dorsum — long low range. Name type not present on Mars. plural dorsa
In comparison, the difference between Earth's highest and lowest points (Mount Everest and the Mariana Trench) is only 19.7 km. Combined with the planets' different radii, this means Mars is nearly three times "rougher" than Earth.
The world’s highest point above sea level got a bit taller Tuesday after China and Nepal jointly announced a new official height for the iconic mountain. The two countries, which had long ...
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Mount Everest is astoundingly tall at 29,032 feet above sea level, besting its Himalayan neighbors by hundreds of feet.. But the world’s tallest peak is still growing, scientists say, thanks in ...
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