Planet Four Talk

Volcano? with smoke?

  • olisla03 by olisla03

    Is this a volcano in the top right?

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  • mschwamb by mschwamb scientist, translator

    We call those "spiders". They are carved into the surface of Mars by carbon dioxide gas trapped under the thawing carbon dioxide ice sheet on the south pole of Mars. You can learn more about what these features are here and here.
    Cheers,
    ~Meg

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