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Lava likely made river-like channel on Mars

(PhysOrg.com) -- Flowing lava can carve or build paths very much like the riverbeds and canyons etched by water, and this probably explains at least one of the meandering channels on the surface of Mars. These ...

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created Mar 04, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1 | with audio podcast




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First Mars Express gravity results plot volcanic history

(Phys.org) -- Five years of Mars Express gravity mapping data are providing unique insights into what lies beneath the Red Planet’s largest volcanoes. The results show that the lava grew denser over time ...

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created Apr 26, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 3 | with audio podcast

Is Mars dead, or is it only sleeping?

The surface of Mars is completely hostile to life as we know it. Martian deserts are blasted by radiation from the sun and space. The air is so thin, cold, and dry, if liquid water were present on the surface, ...

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created Oct 17, 2007 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (59) | comments 5


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