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Thread: Volcanic Hot Spot at Martian North Pole

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    Here's a New Scientist story about observations suggesting that there is an active volcanic hot spot at the Martian North pole, with several cones about 600 meters tall.

    New images reveal volcanic hotspot on Mars
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    Very interesting!

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    Maybe it's still sufficiently active to "power" our first outpost on Mars.

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