
Volcanic Activity on Mars Upends Red Planet Assumptions
A mass of moving material on Mars called a mantle plume may be causing marsquakes and volcanism
Phil Plait is a professional astronomer and science communicator in Colorado. He writes the Bad Astronomy Newsletter and can also be found on Twitter @BadAstronomer Credit: Nick Higgins
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