Plato and the Lunar Alps (thelemmy.club)

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[-] 200ok@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago

About one-third the length of the range from the southeast is Mons Blanc, a peak rising to a height of 3.6 km. This compares to a typical height of peaks in this range of 1.8 to 2.4 km.

~ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montes_Alpes

Those are a lot taller than I imagined! The actual Alps in Europe are just taller than 4km so I can understand the reference.

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