Planet Four Talk

What are we seeing here?

  • kodemunkey by kodemunkey

    Are these carbon dioxide geysers?

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  • mschwamb by mschwamb scientist, translator in response to kodemunkey's comment.

    Hi,

    We haven't spotted the geysers in action, but you're seeing the channels carved by the trapped gas before it gets released (these channels get carved slowly over eons when the geysers repeat in similar locations). More details here.

    Cheers,

    ~Meg

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