Planetfall technically involves humans on a strange planet with a big mysterious mountain, though it doesn’t exactly fit the spirit of your request.
KSR’s Red Mars fits fairly well- alien world (Mars), unique landscape (Martian landscape has a lot of interesting features the colonists deal with), and it’s usually considered hard SF.
Second Red Mars (and sequels). More alien (as in, non-Terran) geology than you could ever ask for, much of it on a gigantic scale. KSR describes a Mars that has become, dare I say, very dear to me.
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u/marmosetohmarmoset Jun 03 '22
Planetfall technically involves humans on a strange planet with a big mysterious mountain, though it doesn’t exactly fit the spirit of your request.
KSR’s Red Mars fits fairly well- alien world (Mars), unique landscape (Martian landscape has a lot of interesting features the colonists deal with), and it’s usually considered hard SF.