Evidence of recent volcanic activity on Mars shows that eruptions could have taken place in the past 50 tagged posts

Volcanoes on Mars could be Active, raising possibility Mars was recently Habitable

Volcanic deposits at the the Cerberus Fossae system on Mars
Recent explosive volcanic deposit around a fissure of the Cerberus Fossae system.NASA/JPL/MSSS/The Murray Lab

Evidence of recent volcanic activity on Mars shows that eruptions could have taken place in the past 50,000 years, according to new study by researchers at the University of Arizona’s Lunar and Planetary Laboratory and the Planetary Science Institute.

Most volcanism on the Red Planet occurred between 3 and 4 billion years ago, with smaller eruptions in isolated locations continuing perhaps as recently as 3 million years ago. But, until now, there was no evidence to indicate Mars could still be volcanically active.

Using data from satellites orbiting Mars, researchers discovered a previously unknown volcanic deposit...

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