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The Highest You Can Go in Our Solar System

The Highest You Can Go in Our Solar System

If you're aiming for the highest point in our solar system, look no further than the tip-top of Olympus Mons on Mars. This colossal volcano is a whopping 72,000 feet tall, making Mount Everest look like a mere hill. Imagine standing on its summit and feeling like the ultimate space explorer. With its Martian red surroundings, you'd have a view that's out of this world – literally. So, if interplanetary climbing is your thing, pack your spacesuit and aim for the heights of Olympus Mons! Credit: CC BY 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Leadville: John Holm from Leadville, CO, USA - https://flic.kr/p/7KmewD, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... Mars Altimetry: Kevin M. Gill and NASA/MGS/MOLA - https://flic.kr/p/2aBxTjq, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... North Polar Ice on Mars: ESA / DLR / FU Berlin / Kevin M. Gill - https://flic.kr/p/RmrDz7, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... Olympus Mons: UAESA/MBRSC/HopeMarsMission/EXI/AndreaLuck - https://flic.kr/p/2n1kd3E, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... Aerial view: Edibobb, CC BY 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/..., https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... CC BY-SA 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Höhenmesser: --Srvban, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... Mount Massive: Decumanus at the English-language Wikipedia, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... Arsia Mons Cloud: Justin Cowart, CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO https://creativecommons.org/licenses/..., https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... Mount Everest: Mahim6785, CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/..., https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... NASA/JPL NASA/JPL/USGS NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA/MPS/DLR/IDA Animation is created by Bright Side. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Music by Epidemic Sound https://www.epidemicsound.com Check our Bright Side podcast on Spotify and leave a positive review! https://open.spotify.com/show/0hUkPxD... Subscribe to Bright Side: https://goo.gl/rQTJZz ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Our Social Media: Facebook: / brightside Instagram: / brightside.official TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@brightside.of... Stock materials (photos, footages and other): https://www.depositphotos.com https://www.shutterstock.com https://www.eastnews.ru ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- For more videos and articles visit: http://www.brightside.me

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January 20, 202414m 7s

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If you're aiming for the highest point in our solar system, look no further than the tip-top of Olympus Mons on Mars. This colossal volcano is a whopping 72,000 feet tall, making Mount Everest look like a mere hill. Imagine standing on its summit and feeling like the ultimate space explorer. With its Martian red surroundings, you'd have a view that's out of this world – literally. So, if interplanetary climbing is your thing, pack your spacesuit and aim for the heights of Olympus Mons!


Credit:

CC BY 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...

Leadville: John Holm from Leadville, CO, USA - https://flic.kr/p/7KmewD, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi...

Mars Altimetry: Kevin M. Gill and NASA/MGS/MOLA - https://flic.kr/p/2aBxTjq, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi...

North Polar Ice on Mars: ESA / DLR / FU Berlin / Kevin M. Gill - https://flic.kr/p/RmrDz7, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi...

Olympus Mons: UAESA/MBRSC/HopeMarsMission/EXI/AndreaLuck - https://flic.kr/p/2n1kd3E, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi...

Aerial view: Edibobb, CC BY 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/..., https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi...

CC BY-SA 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...

Höhenmesser: --Srvban, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi...

Mount Massive: Decumanus at the English-language Wikipedia, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi...

Arsia Mons Cloud: Justin Cowart, CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO https://creativecommons.org/licenses/..., https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi...

Mount Everest: Mahim6785, CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/..., https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi...

NASA/JPL

NASA/JPL/USGS

NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute

NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA/MPS/DLR/IDA

Animation is created by Bright Side.


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