Space: Olympus Mons on Mars is the tallest volcano in our sola…

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Did you know? Olympus Mons on Mars is the tallest volcano in our solar system — 22 km tall and 600 km wide. It is so broad that if you stood on top, the horizon would drop below you due to the curvature of Mars — you could not see the slope going down.

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Olympus Mons on Mars is the tallest volcano in our solar system — 22 km tall and 600 km wide. It is so broad that if you stood on top, the horizon would drop below you due to the curvature of Mars — you could not see the slope going down.

Olympus Mons op Mars is de hoogste vulkaan in ons zonnestelsel — 22 km hoog en 600 km breed. Hij is zo breed dat als je op de top stond, de horizon door de kromming van Mars onder je zou zakken — je zou de helling niet kunnen zien afdalen.

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