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What if Olympus Mons isn't tallest mountain?
Zenthura replied to Baby Astronaut's topic in Astronomy and Cosmology
I think it's fair to say that it is cheating, considering that there is no water on Mars. Most mountains are measured from sea level from what I know. As there is no water on Mars, I think they just measure it from the mean land surface of Mars. But then in my opinion, if you think about it, Olympus Mons is 27 kilometres from the MSL. Earth's tallest mountain measured from the base is Mauna Kea is 10km, Olympus Mons still beats, methinks