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    Neil deGrasse Tyson‏Verified account @neiltyson 2 Aug 2012

    If there was Cycling on Mars, try Olympus Mons -- a volcanic mountain 5x taller than Mont Blanc in the Alps.

    6:10 PM - 2 Aug 2012
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      2. Hank Green -  🗽 🤖‏Verified account @hankgreen 2 Aug 2012
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        @neiltyson yeah, but one third the gravity.

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      1. Ryan LaValley‏ @RyanLaValley 2 Aug 2012
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        @neiltyson now you are just showing off

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      1. Beate‏ @temporaryhermit 3 Aug 2012
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        @neiltyson Too bad there are too few Kryptonians around to compete....

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      1. Jan Hendriks‏ @JHGHendriks 2 Aug 2012
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        @neiltyson I guess I missed that stage in the Tour de France, or any Olympics where they cycled up Mont Blanc. #invalidargument

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      1. Jason Hicks‏ @nomagic2000 2 Aug 2012
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        @neiltyson wouldn't Olympus Mons be far better for the Winter Games? Just imagine the slalom on that baby!

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      1. laurence ilardo‏ @larryila 2 Aug 2012
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        @neiltyson how would the volley ballers do? And what about some more of the track and field athletes-like the high and long jumps?

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      1. slash rancid‏ @slashrancid 2 Aug 2012
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        @neiltyson Is there water? That sounds thirsting.

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      1. Jim‏ @CoolPapa68 2 Aug 2012
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        @neiltyson Where? Google Earth maps don't show that shit?

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      1. Simon Ryan Juul‏ @SimonRyanJuul 2 Aug 2012
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        @neiltyson But the slope is pretty shallow, right?

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      1. John Abrams‏ @lostinatx 2 Aug 2012
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        @neiltyson grammar police en route to Hayden Planetarium! "If there were…"

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      1. Kyle Michael‏ @CaptainAntibody 2 Aug 2012
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        @neiltyson I got excited at the thought of watching the Tour de Mars some day until I realized one has to get past that lack of oxygen thing

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      1. Buddy Pteranodon‏ @BuddyPteranodon 2 Aug 2012
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        @neiltyson Is it true you could attain escape velocity on Deimos with a bicycle and a ramp?

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      1. Joshua Beall II‏ @jbeall2 2 Aug 2012
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        @neiltyson could pedaled ornithopter work on Mars?

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      1. Steve Boo-urns‏ @HowBoutDemOsHon 2 Aug 2012
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        @neiltyson but with much less gravity i'd give it a try.

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      1. Lee‏ @pommylee 2 Aug 2012
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        @neiltyson but with lower gravity wouldnt it be easier to ride up Olympus Mons??

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      1. A!‏ @ASRosas3 2 Aug 2012
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        @neiltyson call me ignorant , but if it freezes and boils simultaneously wouldn't it be just water ?

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