The Sea of Tranquility is home to at least one lunar lava tube, which could preserve a pristine and unweathered record of lunar volcanism.
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Waves May Be Crashing on Titan’s Shores
A new study suggests that wind-driven waves could be sculpting the coastlines of the lakes and seas on Saturn’s largest moon.
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First Samples from the Moon’s Farside Return on Chang’e-6
These samples could provide novel geologic insight into the Moon’s formation and history.
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Strike-Slip Faults Could Drive Enceladus’s Jets
The back-and-forth motion could also reshape surface geology at the moon’s south pole.
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Martian Jumble May Be Hiding a Giant Volcano
The discovery of Noctis Mons could make the region a target for future Mars missions.
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That’s No Moon; It’s an Ocean World
If Saturn’s cratered moon Mimas has liquid water beneath its surface, ocean worlds might be far more common in the solar system than we thought.
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Amateur Astronomer Finds a Possible Crater on Io
The most volcanically active body in the solar system may have an impact crater, a discovery spotted by a curious nonprofessional scientist.
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Five Martian Mysteries That Have Scientists Scratching Their Heads
Despite centuries of study and many spacecraft visits, the Red Planet still holds secrets. Here are just a few.
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La canción de hielo y fuego del criovulcanismo
Las lunas oceánicas del sistema solar exterior nos dan pistas sobre volcanes de hielo, fuentes hidrotermales, y la tentadora posibilidad de habitabilidad.
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Getting Psyched Up for an Asteroid Mission
The first mission to a metallic asteroid, scheduled for launch on 5 October, could provide clues to the formation of Earth and the solar system’s other inner planets.