Luminous - Astronomy fact of the day! ! ! The highest mountain discovered is the Olympus Mons, which is located on Mars. It's peak is 16 miles (25 km) high, making it
![How did Olympus Mons get to be so tall? Is it because the gravity on Mars is weaker than that on Earth? | Astronomy.com How did Olympus Mons get to be so tall? Is it because the gravity on Mars is weaker than that on Earth? | Astronomy.com](http://astronomy.com/~/media/AD0E22EB696F481AA31BDC4841DA3F2F.jpg)
How did Olympus Mons get to be so tall? Is it because the gravity on Mars is weaker than that on Earth? | Astronomy.com
![Height Comparison of Olympus Mons With Mauna Kea and Mount Everest Olympus Mons - 14 mi Everest - 5.5 mi Mauna Kea - 6.33 mi - iFunny Brazil Height Comparison of Olympus Mons With Mauna Kea and Mount Everest Olympus Mons - 14 mi Everest - 5.5 mi Mauna Kea - 6.33 mi - iFunny Brazil](https://img.ifunny.co/images/cdf8256d140c8242b1a896db44b00e7eef8e52e20f591ea8a3f02de591ad5e0e_1.jpg)
Height Comparison of Olympus Mons With Mauna Kea and Mount Everest Olympus Mons - 14 mi Everest - 5.5 mi Mauna Kea - 6.33 mi - iFunny Brazil
![The largest volcano in the solar system, Mars' Olympus Mons, is more than twice as tall as Mount Everest. | Interesting Facts The largest volcano in the solar system, Mars' Olympus Mons, is more than twice as tall as Mount Everest. | Interesting Facts](https://img.interestingfacts.com/interestingfacts/fact/ifacts-fact-387d0337-01eb-48a8-9635-93a46973829a.jpeg)
The largest volcano in the solar system, Mars' Olympus Mons, is more than twice as tall as Mount Everest. | Interesting Facts
Apparently, Olympus Mons is the highest mountain in the solar system, but when I look it up on Google Images, it really isn't that high. Do people mean high by something else? -
![National Geographic TV on Twitter: "#Mars fact: Olympus Mons on Mars is the largest known volcano in our solar system. #CountdownToMars https://t.co/aW6kpftatR" / Twitter National Geographic TV on Twitter: "#Mars fact: Olympus Mons on Mars is the largest known volcano in our solar system. #CountdownToMars https://t.co/aW6kpftatR" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CqebiabWEAQMMlJ.jpg)
National Geographic TV on Twitter: "#Mars fact: Olympus Mons on Mars is the largest known volcano in our solar system. #CountdownToMars https://t.co/aW6kpftatR" / Twitter
![Prof. Dr. Ali Ihsan Goker on Twitter: "Mars'taki Olympus Mons yanardağı Everest dağının 3 katı yükseklikte(26 km)ve taban alanı İngiltere'nin yarısı kadar. http://t.co/7X3xBNzHCv" / Twitter Prof. Dr. Ali Ihsan Goker on Twitter: "Mars'taki Olympus Mons yanardağı Everest dağının 3 katı yükseklikte(26 km)ve taban alanı İngiltere'nin yarısı kadar. http://t.co/7X3xBNzHCv" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CDc-ysHWIAAjJo_.jpg)