planetary geology
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Pluto’s Huge Ice Volcanoes Are Stranger Than We Realised
Images gathered by NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft in 2015 hinted at the presence of ice volcanoes on Pluto. A new analysis of the data suggests they’re actually a prominent feature of the dwarf planet, with the largest reaching over 6 km high.
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Scientists Develop Material To Create Habitable Areas On Mars
Mars’ surface, as far as we can tell, is not habitable to humans — it’s far too cold. But eventually, humanity would like to put an outpost on the planet. That will require warming things up a bit, but how?