Thursday, February 2, 2017

On Mars, found the ancient volcano of the solar system

Photos: faculty.randolphcollege.edu

Scientists have found evidence of volcanic activity on Mars, relating to the period of last two billion years.


The most enormous volcano - Mount Olympus is the height of more than 27 kilometers. In this case the highest volcano in the world - a mountain of Mauna Kea, which is 10.6 kilometers. Many things are known to scientists about volcanoes on Mars, utilized today because of meteorites of Martian origin, - the "Economy today."

Analysis helps to calculate the age of the meteorite and magmatic source. At the time when the right to the volcano on Mars crashed into an object from outer space, of the Martian volcano went into space and flown to Earth.





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