From space, it would look like Earth had a giant pimple. Smack dab in the middle of Brazil. Back on the ground, you’d be astonished by the enormity of Olympus Mons. The tallest mountain in our Solar System. Which also happens to be a massive volcano. If this Martian colossus was located in South America, how catastrophic would its eruption be? Why would you never experience an earthquake? And why would countries start wars over this epic mountain?
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00:00 Olympus Mons in South America
00:55 Olympus Mons facts
03:11 Not all volcanoes are the same
04:59 Geothermal energy
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It is simply impossible. The maximum height of a mountain on Earth can be 10km…
On Mars gravity is 2.6 times less than Earth hence the upper limit over there is 26-27km which allows the existence of Mount Olympus.
Why are you shouting at me??
If viewed from space, it would be white not brown. Because of the snow and clouds clinging around it.
That's the largest in the solar system. How do you know it's the largest in the galaxy ? You don't!!
Topic I would like to see: What if you sped up the rotation of Venus to that of Earth?
The narrator sounds like the Duff Man doing an Ernie impersonation.
I never knew entire planets would have pimples
Even if the mountain was 4x as high as Everest you wouldnt see that it was that tall at all. The surface of the earth would look as flat as a pancake anyway.
why brazil specifically? what did they do? 🤣🤣
there is a montin on vesta that is hier
Come to brazil 🇧🇷
Olympus mons should be is own island
American banana companies:so you gonna give some of that
If earth had a pimple 😂😂
The Earth is hollow
Lookup Operation High Jump
You sound unsure of everything you say
why does everybody say that mount everests height is 9 km??? it is 9km above sea level… but 3,5km from ground level. so the freaking Olympus mons if it's 25 km is 7 times taller than Mt everest!
This guys voice is goofy AF.
bruh
0:55 that's Olympus behind 3 cime di lavaredo 😍