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What and wher are the highest and the lowest points in the solar system? I already know of Olympus Mons, but where is the lowest point in the solar system? <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> </div>
 
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The South Pole - Aitken Basin <br /><br />More:<br />http://www7.nationalacademies.org/ocga/testimony/SSE_Survey_Recs_on_the_Study_of_Near_Earth_Objects.asp<br /><br />Summary related:<br />"The South Pole-Aitken Basin Sample Return (SPA-SR) mission will return samples from the Moon in order to constrain the early impact history of the inner solar system and to comprehend the nature of the Moon’s upper mantle. The South Pole-Aitken Basin, the largest impact structure known in the solar system, penetrates through the lunar crust. It is stratigraphically the oldest and deepest impact feature preserved on the Moon. The SPA-SR mission will help determine the nature of the differentiation of terrestrial planets and provide insight into the very early history of the Earth-Moon system. SPA-SR will also enable the development of sample acquisition, handling, and return technologies to be applied on other future missions."
 
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