Mud volcanism: An updated review

A Mazzini, G Etiope - Earth-Science Reviews, 2017‏ - Elsevier
Mud volcanism, or sedimentary volcanism, represents one of the most intriguing phenomena
of the Earth's crust, with important implications in energy resource exploration, seismicity …

Methane seepage on Mars: where to look and why

DZ Oehler, G Etiope - Astrobiology, 2017‏ - liebertpub.com
Methane on Mars is a topic of special interest because of its potential association with
microbial life. The variable detections of methane by the Curiosity rover, orbiters, and …

Geological evidence of planet‐wide groundwater system on Mars

F Salese, M Pondrelli, A Neeseman… - Journal of …, 2019‏ - Wiley Online Library
The scale of groundwater upwelling on Mars, as well as its relation to sedimentary systems,
remains an ongoing debate. Several deep craters (basins) in the northern equatorial regions …

Hydrovolcanic tuff rings and cones as indicators for phreatomagmatic explosive eruptions on Mars

P Brož, E Hauber - Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, 2013‏ - Wiley Online Library
Hydrovolcanism is a common natural phenomenon on Earth and should be common on
Mars, too, since its surface shows widespread evidence for volcanism and near‐surface …

[PDF][PDF] Fungi on Mars? Evidence of Growth and Behavior From Sequential Images

RG Joseph, RA Armstrong, X Wei… - Astrobiology …, 2021‏ - researchgate.net
Fungi thrive in radiation intense environments. Sequential photos document that fungus-like
Martian specimens emerge from the soil and increase in size, including those resembling …

Small edifice features in Chryse Planitia, Mars: assessment of a mud volcano hypothesis

G Komatsu, CH Okubo, JJ Wray, L Ojha, M Cardinale… - Icarus, 2016‏ - Elsevier
Small edifice features that are less than a few kilometers in diameter and up to a few
hundred meters in height are widely distributed in Chryse Planitia on Mars. They exhibit a …

[PDF][PDF] Evolution of life in the oceans of Mars? Episodes of global warming, flooding, rivers, lakes, and chaotic orbital obliquity

RG Joseph, C Gibson, K Wolowski… - Journal of …, 2022‏ - researchgate.net
Mars has been subject to repeated waxing and waning episodes of extreme chaotic
obliquity (axial tilting) for at least four billion years. Obliquity is currently at 25.19 degrees …

Active aeolian processes on Mars: A regional study in Arabia and Meridiani Terrae

S Silvestro, DA Vaz, LK Fenton… - Geophysical Research …, 2011‏ - Wiley Online Library
We present evidence of widespread aeolian activity in the Arabia Terra/Meridiani region
(Mars), where different kinds of aeolian modifications have been detected and classified …

The astrobiological potential of the Makgadikgadi Basin, Botswana: Field analogue for planetary exploration

TH Kahsay, A Asrat, F Franchi - Planetary and Space Science, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Terrestrial analogue sites have been crucial for studying Martian geology and mineralogy,
integrating the direct evidence available from Mars through remote sensing and in situ …

Morphologic evidence of subsurface sediment mobilization and mud volcanism in Candor and Coprates Chasmata, Valles Marineris, Mars

CH Okubo - Icarus, 2016‏ - Elsevier
Populations of distinctive knobs, rings and lobate structures are observed in the Candor and
Coprates Chasmata regions of Mars. To interpret the formation mechanisms of these …