Mars' interior may be more active than scientists previously believed, according to new research based around a mantle plume on the planet.
A group of scientists from the University of Arizona has challenged the current views on the evolution of Martian geodynamics. A new report from the researchers suggests that Mars’ interior is far more active than previously believed, and that a giant mantle plume is currently lifting the surface upward, causing marsquakes and volcanic eruptions.
, we could very well know more about this planet than ever very soon. Until then, though, scientists are busy going over data that satellites and spacecraft have captured.Some interesting bits of data seem to suggest that Mars’ interior is home to a mantle plume that is far more active than scientists originally thought. The research was published in. In the study, they detail how they were drawn to a surprising amount of activity in a region of Mars known as Elysium Planitia.
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