In a significant first, researchers detect water frost on solar system's tallest volcanoes
June 10, 2024
June 10, 2024
PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, June 10 -- Brown University issued the following news:
An international team of planetary scientists has detected patches of water frost sitting atop the Tharsis volcanoes on Mars, which are not only the tallest volcanic mountains on the Red Planet but in the entire solar system.
The discovery marks the first time frost has been spotted near the planet's equator, challenging existing perceptions of the planet's climate dynamics, accor . . .
An international team of planetary scientists has detected patches of water frost sitting atop the Tharsis volcanoes on Mars, which are not only the tallest volcanic mountains on the Red Planet but in the entire solar system.
The discovery marks the first time frost has been spotted near the planet's equator, challenging existing perceptions of the planet's climate dynamics, accor . . .