Mystery of lava-like flows on Mars solved by scientists

Space Daily Tuesday, 19 May 2020 ()
Mystery of lava-like flows on Mars solved by scientistsLancaster UK (SPX) May 19, 2020

The mystery of some lava-like flows on Mars has been solved by scientists who say they are caused not by lava but by mud. There are tens of thousands of these landforms on the Martian surface, often situated where there are massive channels scoured into the surface by ancient liquids flowing downstream. These channels are extremely long, extending many hundreds of kilometres in lengt
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News video: Mud Flows Like Lava On Mars, Scientists Find

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Scientists have found that, on Mars, mud can behave like lava.