#cerberus fossae

[skycrorg]

🌋 Marte ha guardado un secreto bajo sus campos volcánicos durante miles de años, y una misión llamada Orpheus podría ser la primera exploradora lo suficientemente audaz para ir a comprobarlo. 🪐 A diferencia de todos los rovers anteriores, Orpheus despegaría verticalmente, volaría hacia la boca de respiraderos volcánicos y descendería a sistemas de cuevas donde podría existir agua líquida aún hoy. 🧬 No es una misión para encontrar fósiles antiguos — es una misión para encontrar vida que quizás todavía esté viva. Aquí explicamos por qué los científicos apuntan directamente a los volcanes más jóvenes de Marte.

Si hay vida en Marte, está bajo tierra — y Orpheus va a buscarla

[skycrorg]

🌋 Mars has been keeping a secret beneath its volcanic fields, and a proposed hopper mission called Orpheus may be the first explorer bold enough to go look. 🪐 Unlike every rover before it, Orpheus would take off vertically, fly into the mouths of volcanic vents, and descend into cave systems where liquid water may still exist today. 🧬 This isn't a mission to find ancient fossils — it's a mission to find life that might still be alive. Here's why scientists are pointing directly at Mars's youngest volcanoes.

If Mars hides life, it's underground — and Orpheus is going in

[astroblogs]

50.000 jaar geleden was Mars vulkanisch nog actief

50.000 jaar geleden was Mars vulkanisch nog actief

De scheur met vulkanische afzettingen in Cerberus Fossae. Credit NASA/JPL/MSSS/The Murray Lab Onderzoekers van de Universiteit van Arizona hebben een gebied op Mars ontdekt dat slechts 50.000 jaar geleden – geologisch gesproken nog maar zeer kort geleden – vulkanisch actief was. Door het bestuderen van satellietfoto’s ontdekten David Horvath en z’n team dat er in het gebied genaamd Elysium…

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[adrianusv61]

50.000 jaar geleden was Mars vulkanisch nog actief

50.000 jaar geleden was Mars vulkanisch nog actief

De scheur met vulkanische afzettingen in Cerberus Fossae. Credit NASA/JPL/MSSS/The Murray Lab Onderzoekers van de Universiteit van Arizona hebben een gebied op Mars ontdekt dat slechts 50.000 jaar geleden – geologisch gesproken nog maar zeer kort geleden – vulkanisch actief was. Door het bestuderen van satellietfoto’s ontdekten David Horvath en z’n team dat er in het gebied genaamd Elysium…

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[bilimsitesi]

Cerberus Fossae Mars'ta bulunan oyuklarını görüntüledi

Cerberus Fossae Mars’ta bulunan oyuklarını görüntüledi

NASA, derin fay oluklarının oluşturduğu oyukların MRO tarafından çekilen yüksek çözünürlükteki resimlerden birini internetten paylaştı.

Mars yüzeyinin 11 derece kuzey enlemi ile 160 derece batı boylamı alanında yer alan oyukların yamaç bölgelerinin, “kütle tükenimi” ismi verilen toprak kaymalarına maruz kaldığı belirtildi.

Fotoğrafta mavi renkli kısımlarda yüzeye yakın bölgedeki sert…

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[netmassimo]

ESA has published photos taken by its Mars Express space probe of the Cerberus Fossae, fractures that run almost parallel for more than 1,000 kilometers in the area near the equator of the planet Mars. They're part of a large volcanic complex called Elysium Planitia, where traces suggest that lava flows date back a few million years ago, recent in geological terms compared to the bulk of volcanic activity. The Cerberus Fossae were also formed relatively recently, less than 10 million years ago, probably originated from faults that stretched the upper layers of the surface apart.

[netmassimo]

L'ESA ha pubblicato foto scattate dalla propria sonda spaziale Mars Express delle Cerberus Fossae, fratture che corrono quasi parallele per oltre 1.000 chilometri nella superficie vicino all'equatore del pianeta Marte. Fanno parte di un grande complesso vulcanico chiamato Elysium Planitia, dove le tracce suggeriscono che le colate laviche risalgano a qualche milione di anni fa, recenti in termini geologici rispetto al grosso dell'attività vulcanica. Anche le Cerberus Fossae si sono formate in tempi relativamente recenti, meno di 10 milioni di anni fa, probabilmente originate da faglie che estendono gli strati superiori della superficie.

[notaspampeanas]

Holy Fissures... in Cerberus Fossae

Holy Fissures… in Cerberus Fossae

Close view of Cerberos Fossae. Image Credit: NASA/JPL/University of Arizona

The linearity of this Mars volcanic vent shown in this HiRISE image, with evidence of lava flow from the vent, suggests control by joined volcano-tectonic processes in Cerberus Fossae fissures.

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