Mountain building, also known as orogenesis, is a geological process that involves the formation and uplift of large, elevated landforms, known as mountains. The term "orogenesis" comes from Greek ...

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Olympus Mons on Mars is the tallest mountain in the solar system, towering nearly three times higher than Mount Everest.