I love this illustration I saw online of Olympus Mons. The reds and browns really convey an alien mountain, the highest in our system. With that flat top, there's a bit of Devil's Tower in there too a la Close Encounters.
I wonder if any human will ever actually climb it?
As impressive as Olympus Mons is, in reality, it wouldn't look like that if you were on Mars.
ReplyDeleteIt's SO big, that, if you were on, or near, it's slopes, you wouldn't even be aware of it, until you reached the caldera. You'd feel you were on a gradual gentle incline.