• @spacecowboy
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    56 months ago

    I wonder what the scale is. For example, how large are those jutting rock formations we see casting shadows?

    • Xanthrax
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      6 months ago

      Mountains are widely distributed across the surface of Io, the innermost large moon of Jupiter. There are about 115 named mountains; the average length is 157 km (98 mi) and the average height is 6,300 m (20,700 ft).

      The average height of the mountains are roughly 10× the size of the largest building(s) in Dubai.