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To: SunkenCiv
Volcanic activity.. same spot.. low gravity ..thin atmosphere...a volcano would just vent to space
42 posted on 02/16/2015 8:53:27 PM PST by tophat9000 (An Eye for an Eye, a Word for a Word...nothing more)
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To: tophat9000

Mars has no active volcanoes, or rather, best data is no eruptions in over two million years, and probably much longer ago (50-100 mya). If it does turn out to be a volcano, it’ll be big news, and probably have an impact on the focus of the next orbiter and/or rover mission.


49 posted on 02/17/2015 6:14:32 AM PST by SunkenCiv (Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
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