New observations reveal that Mars could still be volcanically active, raising the possibility for habitable conditions below the surface of Mars in recent history
These features, which are not found on Earth, are believed to be carved into the Martian surface by dry ice changing directly from solid to gas in the spring
The high schoolers turned scientists published their findings this week, thanks to a research mentorship program at the Center for Astrophysics; Harvard and Smithsonian
The raging megaflood—likely touched off by the heat of a meteoritic impact—set up gigantic ripples that are tell-tale geologic structures familiar to Earth scientists