Giant Mantle Plume Reveals Mars Is More Active Than Thought
An artist’s impression of an active mantle plume – a large mass of hot, floating rock – rising from deep within Mars and pushing up Elysium Planitia, a plain in the planet’s northern lowlands. The volcanism at Elysium Planitia originates from the Cerberus Fossae, highlighted in red, a collection of young fissures that stretch more …
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