Erupting Volcano Anak Krakatau. Is this a mud volcano on Mars? If so, could it be dredging up...

Erupting Volcano Anak Krakatau

Is this a mud volcano on Mars? If so, could it be dredging up martian microbes? This strange possibility has been suggested recently and seems to fit several recent observations of Mars. First of all, hills like this seem to better resemble mud volcanoes on Earth than lava volcanoes and impact craters on Mars.

At the Summit of Olympus Mons

Black spots have been discovered on Mars that are so dark that nothing inside can be seen. Quite possibly, the spots are entrances to deep underground caves capable of protecting Martian life, were it to exist. The unusual hole pictured above was found on the slopes of the giant Martian volcano Arsia Mons.

A Jupiter-Io Montage from New Horizons

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icy geysers erupt along narrow fractures in inner moon Enceladus

Investigators suspect the domed feature detailed above is an ice volcano, or cryovolcano, seen in infrared light through the hazy atmosphere on Saturn's moon Titan.