Mars' Olympus Mons, the tallest known volcano in the solar system, has such a gradual slope that someone standing at the base couldn't see the summit because it's beyond the horizon. https://t.co/cKjWpKGhIR

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    Mars' Olympus Mons, the tallest known volcano in the solar system, has such a gradual slope that someone standing at the base couldn't see the summit because it's beyond the horizon.

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    Here's an horizontal comparison of Olympus Mons with France and a vertical comparison with Mount Everest for some perspective

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    As a Flatmarser, I will have to disagree.

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    That implies that someone standing on Olympus Mons' summit could see nothing but Olympus Mons.

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