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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Main Authors: Benjamin E. Cohen, Darren F. Mark, William S. Cassata, Martin R. Lee, Tim Tomkinson, Caroline L. Smith
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Nature Portfolio 2017
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/caa81163775e46fe8e01cb07eca587d6
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