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The reason that the maximum elevation difference on Mars is appreciably larger than that on Earth. It is given that the highest point (the top of Olympus Mons) and the lowest point (bottom of the Hellas Planitia basin) on Mars are 30 km apart, and the highest point (the top of Mount Everest) and the lowest point on Earth are 20 km apart.
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