Martian Bomb Sag (IMAGE)

Georgia Institute of Technology

Martian Bomb Sag

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This bomb sag on the surface of Mars was created during a volcanic blast approximately 3.5 billion years ago. Assistant professor Josef Dufek has replicated the sag in his lab while studying the possibility of water and atmospheric conditions of early Mars.

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NASA/JPL

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