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itsmyluck

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Why are the largest volcanoes on Earth so much smaller than the largest ones on Mars?
 
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What evidence suggests that Mars had an active hydrologic cycle in the past?
 
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Reply #1 on: Jul 14, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Plate tectonic processes on Earth keep things moving around, so a mantle plume creates a volcanic chain such as the Hawaiian Islands. Plate tectonics on Mars is absent, however, so successive eruptions accumulate in the same location, creating very large volcanic structures.

Answer to Question 2

Mars has all kinds of stream-like features carved into its surface, which most likely are the result of the work of running water.


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