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    Martian lava tubes are volcanic caverns on Mars that are believed to form as a result of fast-moving, basaltic lava flows associated with shield volcanism...
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    Lunar lava tubes are lava tubes on the Moon formed during the eruption of basaltic lava flows. When the surface of a lava flow cools, it hardens and the...
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    A lava tube, or pyroduct, is a natural conduit formed by flowing lava from a volcanic vent that moves beneath the hardened surface of a lava flow. If lava...
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  • more than 50 lava tubes Wiri Lava Cave Alofaaga Blowholes Lunar lava tube Martian lava tube Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lava tubes. "Hawaiʻi Volcanoes...
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    and had been imaged in high-resolution by HiRISE. Several possible Martian lava tube skylights have been located on the flanks of Arsia Mons. Earth based...
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    Caves and other underground structures, including Martian lava tubes, canyon overhangs, and other Martian cavities would be potentially useful for crewed...
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    Shield volcano (redirect from Lava shield)
    of overlaying lava. These structures help further the propagation of lava, as the walls of the tube insulate the lava within. Lava tubes can account for...
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    lava. Partially collapsed lava tubes are visible as chains of pit craters, and broad lava fans formed by lava emerging from intact, subsurface tubes are...
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    include: Caves Cenote Ice cave Sea cave Sinkhole Karst Lava tube Lunar and Martian lava tubes Subterranean river Subterranean waterfall Underground lake...
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    the Martian surface. These features include extensive lava flows, vast lava plains, and the largest known volcanoes in the Solar System. Martian volcanic...
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    fluctuations outside. One idea for a Mars habitat is to use a Martian cave or lava tube, and an inflatable air-lock was proposed by Caves of Mars Project...
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    otherwise quite varied. Lava flows, glacial/periglacial activity, and minor releases of liquid water continued during this period. Martian time periods (millions...
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    11, 2012. "Martian Methane Reveals the Red Planet is not a Dead Planet". NASA. July 2009. Retrieved 7 December 2010. "Hunting for young lava flows". Geophysical...
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    at 20–25 km (12–16 mi). The dichotomy of Martian topography is striking: northern plains flattened by lava flows contrast with the southern highlands...
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    1971–72 which discovered it) is a system of canyons that runs along the Martian surface east of the Tharsis region. At more than 4,000 km (2,500 mi) long...
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    here contains only named Martian craters starting with the letter O – Z (see also lists for A – G and H – N). Large Martian craters (greater than 60 kilometers...
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    Moons of Mars (redirect from Martian moons)
    time, he was deliberately searching for Martian moons. Hall had previously seen what appeared to be a Martian moon on 10 August, but due to bad weather...
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    here only contains named Martian craters starting with the letter A – G (see also lists for H – N and O – Z). Large Martian craters (greater than 60 kilometers...
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    B. L.; Sakimoto, S. E. H. (2006). Lava Tube Flow: Constraints on Maximum Sustained Eruption Rates for Major Martian Volcanic Edifices. 37th Lunar and...
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    or rift in the Martian crust is responsible for the orientation of both the aprons and the Tharsis Montes chain. The presence of the lava aprons causes...
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    (astrogeology) Chaos terrain Dark dune spot List of features on the Moon Lunar lava tube Martian spiders (dark dune spots) Planetary geology "rille". Oxford English...
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    first known observation of Martian dust storms. Flaugergues also observed in 1813 significant polar-ice waning during Martian springtime. His speculation...
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    here only contains named Martian craters starting with the letter H – N (see also lists for A – G and O – Z). Large Martian craters (greater than 60 kilometers...
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    (color) of a 35 m wide lava tube skylight surrounded by a collapse pit on Pavonis Mons HiRISE image of a 35 m wide lava tube skylight surrounded by a...
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  • Marvin the Martian is an alien race character from the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series. He frequently appears as a villain in cartoons and video...
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    Basalt (redirect from Basalt lava)
    rock formed from the rapid cooling of low-viscosity lava rich in magnesium and iron (mafic lava) exposed at or very near the surface of a rocky planet...
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    Mars in fiction (redirect from Martian)
    Worlds, H. G. Wells's novel about an alien invasion of Earth by sinister Martians, was published in 1897 and went on to have a major influence on the science...
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    small meteorological stations. Longterm areas of study may include Martian lava tubes, resource utilization, and electronic charge carriers in rocks. Micromissions...
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    ejection of Martian atmospheric atoms has been detected by Mars-orbiting probes, indicating that the solar wind has stripped the Martian atmosphere over...
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    Mars sol (redirect from Martian day)
    Earth day. It is approximately 24 hours, 39 minutes, 35 seconds long. A Martian year is approximately 668.6 sols, equivalent to approximately 687 Earth...
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