Image1: A map of Mars that includes the unually high elevation region LSU researchers are studying called Thaumasia Planum.Photo Credit: Wikimedia 2. LSU Mars researchers study the Kilauea Iki lava lake on Hawaii, which offers a similar geological environment to Mars.Photo Credit: Don Hood, LSU
Researcher Don Hood from LSU and colleagues from collaborating universities studied an unusual region on Mars – an area with high elevation called Thaumasia Planum. They analyzed the geography and mineralogy of this area they termed Greater Thaumasia, which is about the size of North America. They also studied the chemistry of this area based on Gamma Ray Spectrometer data collected by Mars Odyssey Orbiter, launched in 2001...
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