Why are all the mountains in the world no higher than 10,000 meters?

There are countless mountains of all sizes on the earth, with different shapes and heights. Some mountains are rich in minerals, and some mountains are covered with lush plants. Although they are different, they have one thing in common: currently, there is no mountain on our earth that is more than 10,000 meters high.

This is what we are going to explore today. What exactly causes this phenomenon?

What limits the height of Earth's mountains?

Mount Everest, located in the Tibet Autonomous Region of my country and known as the "Roof of the World", is the highest mountain in the world, and its altitude is only 8,848.86 meters. So, if we count all the mountains on the continents of the earth, why are there no mountains that are higher than 10,000 meters?

According to the space agency's current known exploration of the solar system, there are mountains over 10,000 meters high on Mars, and there are also mountains 22 kilometers high in the solar system, which is almost equivalent to the height of three Mount Everests. How spectacular.

In fact, it is the gravity of celestial bodies that determines the height of mountains. The basis of the movement of celestial bodies comes from the four forces existing in the universe. The height of mountains on celestial bodies is closely related to the gravity of celestial bodies.

In short, the greater the gravity of the celestial body, the greater the gravity on the mountain. According to this law, the greater the gravity, the lower the mountain.

Compared with the Earth, the gravity of other celestial bodies in the solar system is very small, so it is normal to have mountains over 10,000 meters.

Scientists have shown that in ancient times, the highest mountain was about twice the height of Mount Everest. Over time and the force of gravity, the current height of the mountains on Earth was formed. However, due to the collision and compression of the crustal plates, Mount Everest is now slowly rising.

It is because of the Earth's gravity that humans and other organisms can live very comfortably on Earth. Although there are mountains far higher than 10,000 meters on other planets that have been detected outside the Earth, their gravity is far smaller than that of the Earth, which is destined to be unsuitable for human and other organisms to survive. This is also one of the important differences between the Earth and other planets.

The unique universal gravitation on Earth supports the normal operation of all life species in the world, and this makes the Earth particularly dazzling in the solar system.

Source: Mysteries of the Universe