News tagged with martian volcano

Mountain on Mars may answer big question

The Martian volcano Olympus Mons is about three times the height of Mount Everest, but it's the small details that Rice University professors Patrick McGovern and Julia Morgan are looking at in thinking about ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

Mar 04, 2009 | 4.2 / 5 (17) | 1

Martian volcanic glass could be hotspot for life

Water may have played a role in forming plains of volcanic glass that spread across nearly a third of Mars. The discovery of this volcanic glass could steer scientists toward subglacial lakes where martian ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

Apr 26, 2012 | 5 / 5 (1) | 5 |