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Authors :
Mohedano, Raúl Pérez
Swann, Marcus
Miller, Oliver
Shaw, Hillary
Wareing, Mark
Wilkins, Jonathan
Cawse, James
Source :
New Scientist; 6/10/2023, Vol. 258 Issue 3442, p46-47, 2p, 1 Color Photograph
Publication Year :
2023

Abstract

Could a mountain as high as Olympus Mons on Mars (21.9 kilometres, more than double the height of Everest) be possible on our planet? Because Mars's surface gravity is just 38 per cent as strong as Earth's, Olympus Mons is only 2.7 times as heavy as Mauna Kea, despite being far taller and wider than it. Earth's tallest mountain is technically Mauna Kea in Hawaii, at about 10 kilometres from base to peak. [Extracted from the article]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
02624079
Volume :
258
Issue :
3442
Database :
Complementary Index
Journal :
New Scientist
Publication Type :
Periodical
Accession number :
164141257