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Volcanism under the south pole ice cap of Mars?

Posted on February 12, 2019 by rburnham

A study published last year in the journal Science suggested liquid water is present beneath the south polar ice cap of Mars. Now, a new study in the AGU journal Geophysical Research Letters argues there needs to be an underground … Continue reading →

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Mineral clues to subglacial volcanos in Sisyphi Montes

Posted on May 3, 2016 by rburnham

Volcanoes erupted beneath an ice sheet on Mars billions of years ago, far from any ice sheet on the Red Planet today, new evidence from NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter suggests. The research about these volcanoes helps show there was extensive … Continue reading →

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