No matter how many missions to Mars she takes part in, the sheer joy of unearthing discoveries about the red planet never ...

"Rootless cones form when lava flows over wet or icy ground, causing it to boil and explode," said Dundas. "The region around Athabasca Valles is covered by a huge lava flow field, and seeing rootless ...

Pseudocraters or rootless cones are peculiar volcanic formations with an explosive origin. They do not form from magma coming ...

The study of ancient lava formations on Mars is the most complete to date from a series of observations conducted on the floor of Jezero crater, where NASA’s Perseverance rover touched down nearly fou ...

As far as scientists can tell, Mars is no longer volcanically active. So there's no risk of these giant volcanoes erupting. But there is a possibility that residual underground lava tubes may ...

The Lanzarote lava tube system is an accessible testing ground for DLR's SCOUT Rover, tailor-made for navigating the complex ...

Exploration of Mars has revealed the presence of large outflow channels which have been interpreted as the products of catastrophic flood events during which a large quantity of water was released ...

Mars is home to perhaps the greatest mystery ... The southern highlands are pocked with craters and streaked with frozen flows of volcanic lava. In contrast, the surface of the northern lowlands ...

Using syrup and baking soda, research has demonstrated the formation mechanism of rootless cones, small volcanic landforms commonly found on Earth and Mars. The study clarified, through an ...

Niigata, Japan - Rootless cones are small volcanic landforms ranging from several to several hundred meters in diameter, formed by continuous ...