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Mantle plume found on Mars
January 24 , 2023
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- Researchers have discovered an enormous mantle plume pushing the surface of Mars upward and driving intense volcanic and seismic activity.
- The mantle plume is situated underneath a low-lying area called Elysium Planitia that lies north to the equator.
- We have strong evidence for mantle plumes being active on Earth and Venus.
- Mantle plumes are large blobs of molten rock that rise towards the surface from the interiors of a planet.
- They push through the intermediate or mantle layers and accumulate at the base of the crust.
- This geological phenomenon can be witnessed on Earth in Hawaii where the warm materials from the plume ooze out of fissures to create great volcanic plains.
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