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Nov 14, 2012

Tallest mountain in the solar system

The tallest known mountain in the solar system is Olympus Mons (Latin for Mount Olympus), located on Mars. It is a large volcano built almost entirely of lava flows. Its height is nearly 22 km (14 miles), almost 2.5 times the height of Everest. (National Geographic)