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Mars' Youngest Volcanoes Reveal Surprisingly Complex Eruptive Histories
Key Takeaways
- New orbital spectral analysis reveals Mars' young volcanoes had multiple eruption phases, not single events as assumed
- Different mineral signatures in lava flows indicate the subsurface magma system evolved over time in composition
- The findings, published in Geology, challenge decades of assumptions about Martian volcanism being geologically simple
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DT Editorial Team··3 min read·via phys.org