Taking the pulse of Mars via dating of a plume-fed volcano
Mars hosts the solar system’s largest volcanoes, but their formation rates remain poorly constrained. Here, the authors have measured the crystallization and ejection ages of meteorites from a Martian volcano and find that its growth rate was much slower than analogous volcanoes on Earth.
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Language: | EN |
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Nature Portfolio
2017
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Online Access: | https://doaj.org/article/caa81163775e46fe8e01cb07eca587d6 |
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