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Mildly explosive eruptions at Martian low-shield volcanoes

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Article number542
<mark>Journal publication date</mark>30/09/2024
<mark>Journal</mark>Communications Earth & Environment
Issue number1
Volume5
Publication StatusPublished
<mark>Original language</mark>English

Abstract

Ongoing acquisition of Martian surface imagery constantly provides new opportunities to reveal previously undiscovered small-scale volcanic landforms, yielding critical insights into volcanic processes, and challenging existing inferences. Here, using the most recent, high-resolution topographical data, we mapped the accumulation of pyroclastic deposits occurring along the margins of several volcanic vents. They share morphological similarities with terrestrial volcanic deposits attributed to low-intensity lava fountaining occurring during mild explosive activity. Our identified, explosive volcanic deposits are associated with late Amazonian volcanic activity in Tharsis. The identification of these very recent (