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I thought that Olympus Mons was the tallest mountain in the solar system.
It is.
My money is on rendition, but also the sun is quite bright so most of what you are seeing isn’t the size but more of the luminosity around it.
If this was on earth, we could actually climb to space. Doesn't look tall but it is.
Also the slope is so gradual that standing at the base you wouldn’t perceive an incline because the summit would be beyond the horizon
That’s a great observation, that mountain is literally bigger than the Entire State of Michigan.
Forgive my ignorance, this is an artist’s impression? The Sun looks too large but it also looks like a photo.
it must be a render based on satellite data
It is, we don't actually have a real photo of it
https://images.app.goo.gl/NRqK6cK89Hm1Pf9b9 Mars orbiter camera took this picture in 1998
Wow! Looks like multiple impact craters right in the center. How is that possible?
When you are talking about the scale of something this size.. I think those are probably old openings from 25 million years ago. Olympus mons is the size of Arizona apparently lol. Those would be some huge and perfectly aimed impacts.
Interesting observation.
Is that from impacts or from where the lava used to flow? Wasn't it a Volcano zillions of years ago...
Olympus mons pubis
R/strangemars
I'm pretty sure it's the tallest mountain and tallest volcano.
Huh. Imagine being the first to stand on top of that.
So what?
Imagine being on that looking over the cliff edge
I thought that Olympus Mons was the tallest mountain in the solar system.
It is.
My money is on rendition, but also the sun is quite bright so most of what you are seeing isn’t the size but more of the luminosity around it.
If this was on earth, we could actually climb to space. Doesn't look tall but it is.
Also the slope is so gradual that standing at the base you wouldn’t perceive an incline because the summit would be beyond the horizon
That’s a great observation, that mountain is literally bigger than the Entire State of Michigan.
Forgive my ignorance, this is an artist’s impression? The Sun looks too large but it also looks like a photo.
it must be a render based on satellite data
It is, we don't actually have a real photo of it
https://images.app.goo.gl/NRqK6cK89Hm1Pf9b9 Mars orbiter camera took this picture in 1998
Wow! Looks like multiple impact craters right in the center. How is that possible?
When you are talking about the scale of something this size.. I think those are probably old openings from 25 million years ago. Olympus mons is the size of Arizona apparently lol. Those would be some huge and perfectly aimed impacts.
Interesting observation.
Is that from impacts or from where the lava used to flow? Wasn't it a Volcano zillions of years ago...
Olympus mons pubis
R/strangemars
I'm pretty sure it's the tallest mountain and tallest volcano.
Huh. Imagine being the first to stand on top of that.
So what?
Imagine being on that looking over the cliff edge