Rumbles Deep Inside Mars Hint at a Vast, Ancient Magma System
New seismic data from NASA's InSight lander suggests that Mars possesses a complex, active magmatic system beneath its surface. This challenges the long-held belief that Mars is a geologically dead planet with a simple crust.
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Understanding Martian geology provides critical insights into the planet's history and its potential for past or present habitability.
Add ScienceAlert on Google An artist's render of Mars. (Kevin M. Gill/Flickr/CC BY 2.0) For decades, our picture of Mars was of a dead desert world.
The article is a straightforward report on scientific findings based on NASA data.
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