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How many of the top ten peaks in the solar system have you heard of?

Inventory of the top ten peaks in the solar system

By Fei FeiPublished 2 years ago 6 min read
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Olympus Volcano

When it comes to the world's highest peak, I believe we can all say it off the top of our heads. After all, the range is familiar to us as the Earth. That's what we usually call the world, but where does Mount Everest fit into the solar system? What are the top ten mountains in the solar system? This article lists the top ten mountains in the solar system, including Mount Leia Sylvia, Mount Olympus, Titan's Equatorial Ridge, Esk's Rhes, Mount Hibiscus, Mount Parmoniz, Mount Eversham, Mount Maxwell, and many more. How many have you heard of?

The ten summits of the solar system

Mount Everest World Biosphere National Nature Reserve

The main peak of the Himalayas, Mount Everest, is known as the highest peak in the world at 8,848.86 meters above sea level. Everest is located at the border of China and Nepal, connected to Dingri County, Rikaze City, Tibet Autonomous Region, China in the north and Nepal in the south. It is the highest peak in China and the world. It is also the center of the Everest Nature Reserve in China, spanning four counties, and the Nepal National Park. Mount Everest accumulates snow all year round. The mountain is in the shape of a giant pyramid with a huge glacier 26 kilometers long. At the foot of the mountain is Rongbuk Monastery, the highest monastery in the world.

Mount Ruizvia

The central peak of the Adriatic Mountains is located in the southern hemisphere of the asteroid Vesta. It is the tallest known mountain in the solar system, with a wide range of heights from base to summit (known peaks in the solar system). The crater in which it is located in the largest known deep impact crater and the tenth largest crater in the solar system. Alicia's Central Peak is 22km from base to summit, slightly larger than Mount Olympus on Mars (21.9km from base to summit).

Mount Olympus

Mount Olympus has a gentle slope and is shaped like a giant shield. The base of the volcano is 600 km in diameter. The sea floor covers an area larger than the land area of the United Kingdom. It is over 27 km high and reaches 21.9 km at its highest point, three times the height of Mount Everest, the fourth-highest peak on Earth. The crater is 80 kilometers in diameter and 3 kilometers deep. That's enough for two Londoners. By comparison, the largest volcano on Earth is Mauna Loa on the island of Hawaii. Its base is about 200 kilometers in diameter, 4,170 meters above sea level, and about 9,300 meters under the sea, which means that the entire island of Hawaii could be stuffed into Mount Olympus.

Titan's equatorial ridge

Titan is the third largest moon of Saturn and the eleventh largest moon in the solar system. It is known for the huge color difference between the two hemispheres. The recent discovery of Cassini has also revealed many other unusual features of the moon, such as equatorial ridges around the hemispheres. Another mystery about Enceladus is its location on an equatorial ridge in the center of Cassini. It is about 1300 km long, 20 km wide, and 13 km high. Many people don't think of it as a mountain. Its formation is a mystery, but its highest point is 20 km.

Askar Rice Mountain

Carus is a huge shield-shaped volcano on Mars. It is the northernmost of the three volcanoes in the cab. The other two mountains are Mount Pavonis and Mount Hibiscus in the southwest and Mount Olympus in the northwest. It has an altitude of 18,225 m, a width of 460 km, and a peak pressure of 80 times. It was once mistakenly thought to be the highest mountain on Mars. The difference in elevation from the base of the mountain to the summit is 15 km. If the height of this mountain is measured in terms of Mars, Mount Esco is the second highest mountain on Mars and the highest of the three Tarsis volcanoes.

Mount Bosori

Mount Bosori is one of the tallest mountains in the solar system, the highest peak on Jupiter's moons, and one of the highest non-volcanic mountains in the solar system. Its height is not caused by volcanic activity, although Jupiter's moons are very active. Even if Mount Everest were on a moon, it would still be a second to Mount Everest at roughly 16-19 km in height.

Mount Althea

Mount Arshian is one of the volcanoes on Mars. It is located on the Tarsis Plateau. To the north is Mount Pavoni, to the south is Mount Escal, and to the northwest is Mount Olympus, the largest mountain in the solar system. Mount Altai is 17,781 meters above sea level, 270 miles wide, and 12 miles high. Some of them are 72 miles wide and have a top pressure of 107 Pascals. Also, Crater is the largest crater on Mars. It was formed by the depletion and loss of support of the magma chamber below and the formation of surrounding faults. The northeastern and southwestern portions of the slope are complex with subsidence structures and massive isotropic accumulation of lava.

Palmoniz Volcano

Olympus Volcano

At Mount Parmoniz, scientists have discovered a mysterious cave structure on Mars. The structure is located on the slopes of Mount Parmonides near the Martian equator. It seems to be the skylight of an underground "lava cave". According to foreign media reports on January 15, 2014, NASA scientists recently found a rare cave in the Mars Survey Orbiter's high-resolution imaging science experiment camera images of Mars. The image shows an apparent crater-like hole on the slope of Mount Parmoniz on Mars. The crater appears to lead to an underground cave, the right portion of which is illuminated.

Mount Museum

Mount Museum is the second largest volcanic system on the surface of Mars and the tallest mountain in the eastern hemisphere of the planet at 14,127 meters above sea level. If you put Mount Everest next to it, it's just a kid's waist. Mariner 9 first captured an image of Mount Museum in 1972.

Maxwell Mountains

The Maxwell Mountains are located on the eastern edge of Ishtar in the northern part of Venus. It is named after the British physicist James Clerk Maxwell. It is one of the few non-female place names on Venus. The Maxwell Mountains are about 11,000 meters above the surface of Venus and are the highest point on Venus. Located east of the auspicious sky, the Maxwell Mountains are 6.4 kilometers higher than the plateau, 853 kilometers long and 700 kilometers wide.

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Fei Fei

Fantasy is the poet's wings, hypothesis is the ladder of science。

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