(Left) A graph charting the depth of the Hellas depression at different points, and a topographic map of the depression. (Right) A graph charting the depth of the Galaxias Fossae depression at different points, and a topographic map of the depression. Credit: Joseph Levy/NASA
A strangely shaped depression on Mars could be a new place to look for signs of life on the Red Planet, according to a University of Texas at Austin-led study. The depression was probably formed by a volcano beneath a glacier and could have been a warm, chemical-rich environment well suited for microbial life “We were drawn to this site because it looked like it could host some of the key ingredients for habitability – water, heat and nutrients,” said Joseph Levy, University of Texas Institute for Geophysics.
The depr...
Read More
Recent Comments