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On what planet is the largest known mountain in the solar system?
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#2649. Asked by Maggie. (May 19 00 12:30 PM)
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dave_fl
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The largest mountain in the solar system, Olympus Mons, is on Mars. It is 3 times higher than Mt. Everest.
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zbeckabee

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Olympus Mons is the tallest known mountain in our solar system. It is a shield volcano, the result of highly fluid lava flowing out of volcanic vents over a long period of time, and is much wider than it is tall. Olympus Mons stands 27km above the surface of Mars.
http://www.spaceprime.com/olympus-mons.htm
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