Volcanic Activity on Mars Upends Red Planet Assumptions
Volcanic Activity on Mars Upends Red Planet Assumptions
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For decades, planetary scientists assumed Mars was dead. Geologically, that is. Smaller than Earth, the planet would have cooled faster than ours after it formed. It was, for a time, quite volcanically active.
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For decades, planetary scientists assumed Mars was dead. Geologically, that is. Smaller than Earth, the planet would have cooled faster than ours after it formed. It was, for a time, quite volcanically active.
Continue Reading . . . https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/volcanic-activity-on-mars-upends-red-planet-assumptions/