What If You Climbed the Highest Mountain in the Solar System?

Olympus Mons is the tallest mountain in our Solar System.

This giant volcano is located on Mars. Its base covers the same amount of land as Arizona and it is three times taller than Mount Everest.

If you strapped on your space suit and managed to make it all the way to the summit of Olympus Mons, what would you see?

00:00 Olympus Mons
01:35 Thank you, Upstart!
02:43 The climb
04:03 The summit

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[trentonrichey]

I would love to know what it would be like if it was a Martian climbing Olympus Mons

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[yarmickhangchemjong]

Mount Everest : Dad ? You finally got the milk ...

[Smartest_]

If you were to climb the highest mountain in the Solar System, you would be climbing Olympus Mons on Mars. It stands at a height of approximately 22 km (13.67 miles) which is about three times taller than Mount Everest. The mountain is a shield volcano and is not only the highest mountain in the solar system, but also the largest volcano and the second highest mountain of any kind in the Solar System, after Rheasilvia central peak on asteroid Vesta.

Climbing Olympus Mons would be a very challenging and dangerous task. The thin atmosphere of Mars would make it difficult to breathe, and the extreme cold temperatures would make it difficult to survive. Additionally, the mountain is made of volcanic rock, which could be unstable and difficult to climb. The trip from Earth would also be challenging, as it would take several months to travel to Mars and the technology for landing and climbing is not yet fully developed.

[mldaemon]

The narration is like he's been there for so many times already. 😂

[nicolmontes]

"WHAT WOULD YOU SEE FROM THE TOP?" when do you answer that question?

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[LeJohnOfficial]

or just land on the top of the mountain👍

[TankGamings]

Mount Everest: papa?? 😰
Olympus mons: you small..

[sifilore]

When that robot was sent to Mars years ago and started sending us readings of what it's really like there, NASA confirmed that there's clay soil, rivers, and it snows dry ice over there.

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[UranusTheWrapper]

Suggestion for What If: What if everyone on Earth was scattered around space?

[aparajitamukherjee]

The highest thing in this solar system is probably my depression 😀

[margaritamarquez]

Cool video because I always wondered how hard it is to climb a mountain! Keep up the good work what if!

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