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Part of the problem of comparison is the smaller diameter of Mars. Olympus Mons has such shallow slopes (~5°) that from the top you can only see the slope of t

by mkl 6y ago

Part of the problem of comparison is the smaller diameter of Mars. Olympus Mons has such shallow slopes (~5°) that from the top you can only see the slope of the mountain itself, as everything else is below the horizon. https://astronomy.stackexchange.com/questions/25960/is-the-curvature-of-mars-visible-from-the-top-of-olympus-mons https://astronomy.stackexchange.com/questions/25960/is-the-c... However, Olympus Mons has a very definite edge most of the way around, formed by escarpments up to 8km tall, that you'd have to get up before you get to the gentle slope. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olympus_Mons https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olympus_Mons

Mountain_Skies 6y ago
Between the distance and the lower gravity, sounds like it would be fun to mountain bike down, well, until reaching the 8km drop.
- SubiculumCode 6y ago
  "Even though the surface gravity on Mars is only 3.7 meters/sec (compared to 9.8 meters/sec on Earth), the thin atmosphere means that the average terminal velocity hits a nail-biting 1,000 km/hour or so, compared to about 200 km/hour back home." -for those wondering if 1/3 gravity could make the fall not as dangerous. ....although I suppose you might have more of time at the beginning to stop your descent by grabbing onto something maybe