Pools of Liquid

• by DAVID_WHISSON

  These dark areas look like pools of liquid.

  Posted January 12, 2013 2:41 PM

• by Paul_Johnson

  I think they do too, but it's too cold (someone said -193C....?)

  Must be solid material then, methinks.

  Posted January 12, 2013 2:48 PM

• by DAVID_WHISSON in response to Paul Johnson's comment.

  May be if there was a warm area beneath this pool to keep it liquid then that might explain it. You can see little dark blobs along the crack SW of the main pool (if it is one) like melted gaps in ice.

  Posted January 12, 2013 6:19 PM

• by Paul_Johnson

  Thye core of Mars is dead, I think. No heat coming from below like Earth. Worth asking a scientist though...!

  Posted January 12, 2013 7:28 PM

• by jules

  Not liquid - these are blotches/fans on araneiform terrain. There is a useful blog post about these.

  Posted January 12, 2013 9:05 PM