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It’s Spring on Mars—and That Means Violently Explosive Geysers and Avalanches
NASA’s Martian probes have captured photos of the Red Planet’s “extremely active” spring.
“All of the phenomena that occur are explosive,” says Selina Diniega, who studies the planet’s surface at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL). Because the Martian atmosphere is so dilute, frozen water and carbon dioxide on the planet’s surface change directly from solid to gas as temperatures rise. The processes that create these spidery formations aren’t fully understood, though JPL is working on mimicking the temperatures and pressures of Mars to re-create them.
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