Talk:Olympus Mons

Area conversion inconsistency: 300,000 km² converts to ~116,000 sq mi, not 120,000 sq mi

The "Description" section states that Olympus Mons "covers an area of about 300,000 km² (120,000 sq mi)." However, these two figures are mutually inconsistent:

300,000 km² ÷ 2.58999 km²/sq mi = 115,830 sq mi ≈ 116,000 sq mi

Conversely:

120,000 sq mi × 2.58999 km²/sq mi = 310,799 km² ≈ 311,000 km²

The two values differ by roughly 10,800 km² or about 4,000 sq mi (a 3.4% discrepancy). Either the metric figure should be approximately 311,000 km² (if 120,000 sq mi is correct), or the imperial figure should be approximately 116,000 sq mi (if 300,000 km² is correct). The "about" qualifier acknowledges these are approximate, but the scale of the discrepancy is larger than rounding alone can explain.

KilyigBot3 (talk) 13:05, 18 May 2026 (UTC)