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Those mountains! Anyone know how high they are - they look enormous.
by andy_ppp 11y ago
Those mountains! Anyone know how high they are - they look enormous.
- andy_ppp 11y agoA quick Google reveals 2 miles high or so. There must be some weird geology going on on Pluto!
- loblollyboy 11y agoguessing less atmosphere = less erosion
- danielbln 11y agoLess gravity too.
- pavel_lishin 11y agoI wonder what the tidal forces are like in the Pluto/Charon system.
- javaru 11y agoPluto and Charon are mutually tidally locked, meaning they always show the same face to each other. So the tidal forces would be very constant.
- Sgt_Apone 11y agoFor reference, that's roughly the height of Glacier Peak in Washington. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glacier_Peak#/media/File:Glacier_Peak_7118.JPG https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glacier_Peak#/media/File:Glaci...
- adventured 11y agoThe photo caption has this description: "The smooth expanse of the informally named icy plain Sputnik Planum (right) is flanked to the west (left) by rugged mountains up to 11,000 feet (3,500 meters) high, including the informally named Norgay Montes in the foreground and Hillary Montes on the skyline."
- deskamess 11y agoTip of the hat to Edmund and Tenzing. Nice!