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Life on Mars by 2035

Life on Mars by 2035 View Pics

Recently developed climate models for Mars that take into account changes in the planet's axis tilt suggest that Mars's giant mid-latitude mountains - Ascraeus Mons, Pavonis Mons and Arsia Mons - were prime locations for glaciation around 210 million years ago. Working with James W Head, Lionel Wilson and David R Marchant from the Lancaster Environmental Centre in the UK, Scanlon looked for evidence that hot volcanic lava may have flowed in the region the same time that the glacier was