Under Ice Volcano
Artwork
Identifier:
2018.18.21Related artists
NASA's Jet Propulsion LaboratoryThe Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
Arizona State University
Credit:
GVSU CollectionMedium:
PhotographDate:
May 3 2016Dimensions:
Artworks - Height: 8 in Width: 8 inNote: Frame Dimensions: 14" x 15"
Historical Context:
This graphic from Mars Odyssey and Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter illustrates where Mars mineral-mapping from orbit has detected minerals that can indicate where a volcano erupted beneath an ice sheet. The site is far from any ice sheet on modern Mars, in an area where unusual shapes have been interpreted as a possible result of volcanism under ice.