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All The Land In Our Solar System

March 3, 2023 5 Comments

Map created by Randall Munroe at XKCD

The map above shows the all of the solid surfaces in our solar system stitched together into one giant map.

It excludes gas giants, such as Jupiter, since they do not have any solid land but includes moons, asteroids, comets, etc.

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Filed Under: Other, Space

Olympus Mons (Mars) Largest Volcano In The Solar System Compared to France

March 3, 2023 5 Comments

Olympus Mons On Mars Compared to France

Created by amapaday

Olympus Mons is the tallest mountain and largest volcano on any planet in the solar system.

Its height from base to peak is 21.9 km (13.6 mi or 72,000 ft) or 26 km (16.2 miles) above the northern plains. This makes it at least two and a half times taller than Mount Everest’s height above sea level.

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Filed Under: Space Tagged With: comparison

All The Water on Europa vs All The Water On Earth

March 3, 2023 2 Comments

europa water vs earth water

Map found via reddit by user JanssenDalt

Most of us tend to think of Earth as being the sole planet in the solar system with water. Water exists on Mars, but almost exclusively as ice.

For the time being, Earth remains the lone planet in the universe to have stable bodies of liquid water on its surface. However, it may not be the celestial body with the most water or even the most liquid water within our own solar system.

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Filed Under: Space Tagged With: comparison


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