03-05-2016 18:40 via scitechdaily.com

Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Reveals Clues about Volcanoes Under Ice on Ancient Mars

New evidence from NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter suggests that volcanoes erupted beneath an ice sheet on Mars billions of years ago. The research about these volcanoes helps show there was extensive ice on ancient Mars. It also adds information about an environment combining heat and moisture, which could have provided favorable conditions for microbial life. […]
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