Giant Volcano Discovered on Mars

Giant Volcano Discovered on Mars A deeply eroded giant volcano, active from ancient through recent times and with possible remnants of glacier ice near its base, had been hiding near Mars’ equator in plain sight. Its discovery points to an exciting new... More

Giant Volcano Discovered on Mars A deeply eroded giant volcano, active from ancient through recent times and with possible remnants of glacier ice near its base, had been hiding near Mars’ equator in plain sight. Its discovery points to an exciting new place to search for life, and a potential destination for future robotic and human exploration. PRESS RELEASE DATE March 13, 2024 CONTACT Rebecca McDonald Director of Communications, SETI Institute 339 Bernardo Ave, Suite 200 Mountain View, CA 94043 USA rmcdonald@seti.org Dr Pascal Lee Planetary Scientist SETI Institute & Mars Institute Figure 1: A giant volcano hiding in plain sight in one of Mars’ most iconic regions. NASA Ames The newly discovered giant volcano on Mars is located just south of the planet’s equator, in Research Center Eastern Noctis Labyrinthus, west of Valles Marineris, the planet’s vast canyon system. The volcano MS 245-3 sits on the eastern edge of a broad regional topographic rise called Tharsis, home to three Moff Less