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The solar system's tallest mountain is possibly the Olympus Mons on Mars with an altitude of 21.9 to 26 km. The central peak of Rheasilvia on the asteroid Vesta is also a candidate to be the tallest, with an estimated at up to between 20 and 25 km from peak to base.
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 .
English: Schematic view of Olympus Mons, Mars : Comparison of Olympus Mons with the highest mountains on Earth. In front of the central part of Olympus Mons are shown the largest terrestrial volcanic mountain, the island of Hawaii in the Pacific with its undersea pedestal, and the Mount Everest massif of the Himalayas.
English: Side view of Olympus Mons, the largest volcano on Mars, with comparison to Mount Everest and Mauna Kea. Čeština: ... Height: 205.65125
Comparison of Mount Sharp (Aeolis Mons) ... Listed mons elevation is the highest point (at 16 pixels/degree) within the feature. ... Olympus Mons, Arsia Mons, ...
English: Comparison between size of France and Olympus Mons (planet Mars), the highest mountain in the solar system. Français : Comparaison entre les tailles de la France et d' Olympus Mons (planète Mars), la plus haute montagne du système solaire.
Olympus Mons and its associated lava flows and aureole deposits form another distinct subprovince of the Tharsis region. This subregion is about 1,600 kilometres (990 mi) across. It lies off the main topographic bulge, but is related to the volcanic processes that formed Tharsis. [10] Olympus Mons is the youngest of the large Tharsis volcanoes.
3 Who made Rheasilvia a Mons? 3 comments. 4 Interwikilink information. 5 comments. 5 Base-to-peak. 4 comments. 6 Featured on Smithsonian. 1 comment. 7 ...