A planet’s mantle — the vast layer that lies sandwiched between its crust and core — preserves crucial evidence about planetary origin and evolution. Unlike Earth, where active plate tectonics continually stirs the mantle, Mars is a smaller planet with a single-plate surface. As such, its mantle undergoes far less mixing, meaning it may preserve a record of theContinue reading “Mars’ underground preserves its ancient past”
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