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RazorbackExpat

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2. At 3X the elevation, plus a much, much thinner atmosphere than Mt. Everest,

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Wed Jun 12, 2024, 02:40 AM

Jun 2024

plus a distance from the sun that is 1.6X that of Earth, there is no way that sunshine alone is going to keep the inside of the caldera of Olympus Mons "warm".

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Wow!!!! Lunabell Jun 2024 #1

At 3X the elevation, plus a much, much thinner atmosphere than Mt. Everest, RazorbackExpat Jun 2024 #2