Open AccessScientists Float a New Theory on the Medusae Fossae Formation
Author(s) -
Nola Redd
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
eos
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 2324-9250
pISSN - 0096-3941
DOI - 10.1029/2020eo144262
Subject(s) - float (project management) , geology , oceanography , astrobiology , engineering , biology , marine engineering
Pumice-like rafts of lightweight material could have carried volcanic debris across an ancient Martian ocean to build one of the most puzzling features on the Red Planet.