Possible recent volcanic activity on mars (BBC link)

[IanC]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/4219858.stm

From the article:
Fields of volcanic cones discovered at the North Pole of Mars suggest the Red Planet could still be geologically active, scientists have said.

They are talking in the past few million years, and say that it might be ongoing. Check out the article.

I thought it seemed quite interesting, and Im sure some other people here will too.

Anyone got any insights into this? Is it important, or more interesting for the knowledge?

Ian

[llanitedave]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/4219858.stm

From the article:


They are talking in the past few million years, and say that it might be ongoing. Check out the article.

I thought it seemed quite interesting, and Im sure some other people here will too.

Anyone got any insights into this? Is it important, or more interesting for the knowledge?

Ian


It's important. It would have a huge effect on the heat flow near the surface of Mars and on the chances for Mars retaining some habitable environments.

It might also help explane the methane in Mars' atmosphere.

[IanC]

More funkiness:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/4217528.stm

Large amounts of ice in the sand dunes (water ice). Seems we are finding water in some form pretty much everywhere we look on mars!

Ian