Mars’ lake may need an underground volcano to exist0
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- February 20, 2019
Scientists try to explain how a body of water could remain liquid in such a cold environment
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Possibility of recent underground volcanism on Mars0
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- February 13, 2019
New research suggests liquid water is present beneath the south polar ice cap of Mars. Now, a new study argues there needs to be an underground source of heat for liquid water to exist underneath the polar ice cap.
Volcanic Eruptions Spawned Mysterious Medusae Fossae Formation on Mars0
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- June 21, 2018
Explosive volcanic eruptions are the likely source of the Medusae Fossae Formation, a massive, unusual deposit of soft rock near Mars’ equator, with undulating hills and abrupt mesas, according to a study published in the Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets.
Mars’ oceans formed early, possibly aided by massive volcanic eruptions0
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- March 20, 2018
A new scenario seeking to explain how Mars’ putative oceans came and went over the last 4 billion years implies that the oceans formed several hundred million years earlier and were not as deep as once thought.
Volcanic Activity on Ancient Mars May Have Produced Organic Life0
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- April 19, 2017
New research suggests that active volcanoes on the Red Planet could have created an environment habitable to ancient microbes.
Mars Volcano Died at Same Time As Dinosaurs0
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- March 25, 2017
Around the same time that the dinosaurs became extinct on Earth, a volcano on Mars went dormant, NASA researchers have learned.
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