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Discovered traces of a volcanic explosion on Mars

Pasadena, USA - According to the results reported by NASA rover "Spirit"

The NASA rover "Spirit", while exploring the plateau Home Plate located at the Gusev crater of Mars, has found traces of an ancient volcanic explosion. The result is even more extraordinary taking into account that the explosion seems to have been caused by a contact between basaltic lava and water, as the high chlorine content of surrounding rocks seems to confirm. The rover "Spirit" in involved...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1073160
Rome, Italy, 05/04/2007 14:26
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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