If Olympus Mons definitively the tallest / largest mountain in our solar system, how do we know the gas giants don’t have similar or larger mountains underneath their thick atmospheres?

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If Olympus Mons definitively the tallest / largest mountain in our solar system, how do we know the gas giants don’t have similar or larger mountains underneath their thick atmospheres?

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The gravitational pressure at the core of a gas giant is insanely high. Any attempt of solid material to rise up would be met with tremendous resistance.

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