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How many kilometers tall is the tallest known mountain in the Solar System?

22

Background

Olympus Mons on Mars is about 22 kilometers tall. That is almost three times the height of Mount Everest. It is an old, quiet volcano and very, very wide. Its base covers an area about as big as the whole country of Poland.

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