Olympus Mons is a structure in Mars that is about 3860 meters tall. It is very dangerous for those who land here, because of its height, and parachutes in Mars's upper atmosphere do not work as well as in sea level.
Landing on the structure could be very difficult. Its height is high enough to reach the Martian upper atmosphere, so landing using a parachute and retrorockets will work.
Climbing this mountain can take you a while. By reaching the edge of the mountain you will encounter a steep slope that makes some rockets tip over to the side. After passing the obstacle, the slope becomes not steep enough for rockets to tip over, although there some cases that it will tip. Reaching the top you will encounter a crater that is hundreds of meters wide.
Activities[]
There are many activities to do on this mountain, such as doing ground-based research, setting up some bases or even driving/flying on it.
The structure in real life.
Trivia[]
- Olympus Mons is the tallest mountain in the solar system, standing at 21,230 meters. At the top, the air pressure is just 72 pascals.
- The slope of Olympus Mons is 5 degrees.
- Olympus Mons probably had a coastline in the past.
- Olympus Mons is a volcano, and it is a part of Tharsis Montes, a region of volcanoes. The other volcanoes of the area are Pavonis Mons and Alba Mons.
- If you put Olympus Mons in earth, its size would fit most of France or the tip of Australia.
- Climbing Olympus Mons would take you roughly 2 days.
- The structure was added in the 1.35 version as a mountain and was modified in 1.4 as Olympus Mons. It was then tagged as a landmark in 1.5.5